Job 11:8New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “[They are] high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— [It is as] the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Heights of the heavens!—what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol!—what knowest thou?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hel, how canst thou know it?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— [It is] as high as heauen, what canst thou doe? deeper then hell, what canst thou know?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Do you know the height of the heaven? Or the depth of Sheol? How can you know?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? |
[ It is] as high
1363 {1363} Primeגֹּבַהּgobahh{go'-bah}
From H1361; elation, grandeur, arrogance.
as heaven;
8064 {8064} Primeשָׁמַיִםshamayim{shaw-mah'-yim}
The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve).
what
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
canst thou do?
6466 {6466} Primeפָּעַלpa`al{paw-al'}
A primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
deeper
6013 {6013} Primeעָמֹק`amoq{aw-moke'}
From H6009; deep (literally or figuratively).
than hell;
7585 {7585} Primeשְׁאוֹלsh@'owl{sheh-ole'}
From H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranian retreat), including its accessories and inmates.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
what
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
canst thou know?
3045 {3045} Primeידעyada`{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885 |
Job 11:8
_ _ It — the “wisdom” of God (Job 11:6). The abruptness of the Hebrew is forcible: “The heights of heaven! What canst thou do” (as to attaining to them with thy gaze, Psalms 139:8)?
_ _ know — namely, of His perfections. |
Job 11:8
[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? (d) deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
(d) That is, this perfection of God, and if man is not able to comprehend the height of the heavens, the depth of the earth, the breadth of the sea, which are but creatures, how can he attain to the perfection of the creator. |
- It is as high as heaven:
- Heb. the heights of heaven,
Job 22:12 [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 35:5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou.
2 Chronicles 6:18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
Psalms 103:11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Psalms 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven.
Proverbs 25:2-3 [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter. ... The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
Isaiah 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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- deeper:
Job 26:6 Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
Psalms 139:6-8 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. ... If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].
Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Ephesians 3:18-19 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; ... And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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