Job 11:7
By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
In Context
8Heights of the heavens! — what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! — what knowest thou?
Cross References
Job 5:9Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.
Job 27:11I shew you by the hand of God, That which [is] with the Mighty I hide not.
Job 37:23The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
Psalms 77:19In the sea [is] Thy way, And Thy paths [are] in many waters, And Thy tracks have not been known.
Psalms 145:3Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.
Ecclesiastes 3:11The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto 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 →