Job 11:7

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

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In Context

6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

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Cross References

Job 5:9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 27:11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

Job 37:23Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Psalms 77:19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Ecclesiastes 3:11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7

The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →

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