Job 37:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is great in power, and in justice and abundant righteousness, He does not oppress.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power, in judgment, and in abundant justice; he will not oppress.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    [ Touching] the Almighty,{H7706} we cannot find him out:{H4672} He is excellent{H7689} in power;{H3581} And in justice{H4941} and plenteous{H7230} righteousness{H6666} he will not afflict.{H6031}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Touching the Almighty{H7706}, we cannot find him out{H4672}{(H8804)}: he is excellent{H7689} in power{H3581}, and in judgment{H4941}, and in plenty{H7230} of justice{H6666}: he will not afflict{H6031}{(H8762)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    It is not we that can fynde out the allmightie: for in power, equite and rigtuousnesse he is hyer then can be expressed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, & aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    It is the almightie, we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundaunt in iustice: he afflicteth not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    We can't reach the Almighty, He is exalted in power; In justice and great righteousness he will not oppress.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    `Touching' the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    [ Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
  • Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted Him and remained unharmed?
  • Job 36:5 : 5 Behold, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out!
  • Job 11:7 : 7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
  • Job 12:13 : 13 "With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."
  • Job 16:7-9 : 7 Surely now, God has worn me out; you have devastated my entire household. 8 You have bound me up as a witness; my gauntness rises up and testifies against me. 9 His anger tears at me, and he hates me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary sharpens his eyes against me. 10 They gape at me with their mouths; they strike my cheeks in scorn and together they conspire against me. 11 God has handed me over to the unjust and thrown me into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target. 13 His archers surround me and pierce my kidneys without mercy; he pours my gall on the ground. 14 He breaks me with breach upon breach; he rushes at me like a warrior. 15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin and buried my strength in the dust. 16 My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death. 17 Yet my hands are free of violence, and my prayer is pure.
  • Job 26:14 : 14 Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty distort what is right?
  • Job 9:19 : 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
  • Ps 146:6-7 : 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains faithful forever. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  • Prov 30:3-4 : 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
  • Eccl 3:11 : 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
  • Isa 45:21 : 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Lam 3:32-33 : 32 For though He causes grief, He will show compassion according to the abundance of His steadfast love. 33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
  • Ezek 18:23 : 23 Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
  • Ezek 18:32 : 32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • Job 36:26 : 26 Behold, God is great, and we do not comprehend Him; the number of His years is unsearchable.
  • Job 37:19 : 19 Teach us what we should say to Him, for we cannot present our case because of the darkness.
  • Ps 30:5 : 5 Sing praises to the LORD, you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
  • Ps 36:5-7 : 5 He plans wickedness on his bed; he positions himself on a way that is not good; he does not despise evil. 6 Lord, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the clouds. 7 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great depths; O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
  • Ps 62:11 : 11 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
  • Ps 65:6 : 6 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, 'How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies submit themselves to You.'
  • Ps 93:1 : 1 The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Indeed, the world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 11:7-8
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    7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?

    8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

  • 22 From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

  • 26 Behold, God is great, and we do not comprehend Him; the number of His years is unsearchable.

  • 23 For He does not need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

  • 24 Therefore, people fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise in their own hearts.

  • Job 34:12-13
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    12 Truly, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

    13 Who appointed Him over the earth? Or who gave Him charge over the whole world?

  • Job 37:4-5
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    4 After it, His voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not hold them back when His voice is heard.

    5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He performs great wonders that we cannot comprehend.

  • Job 9:3-4
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    3 If someone desired to argue with Him, they could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

    4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted Him and remained unharmed?

  • 14 Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?

  • Job 33:12-13
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    73%

    12 But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than a man.

    13 Why do you contend with Him? For He does not answer all of man's words.

  • 13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

  • 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty distort what is right?

  • 10 Therefore, you men of understanding, listen to me: Far be it from God to do evil, and from the Almighty to do wrong.

  • Job 9:10-12
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    72%

    10 He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.

    11 Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves on, and I do not perceive Him.

    12 If He snatches away, who can stop Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?

  • Job 22:13-14
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    13 But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?'

    14 Clouds cover Him so He cannot see as He walks on the circle of the heavens.

  • 22 Yet God drags away the mighty with His power; though they rise up, they do not trust in their own lives.

  • Job 35:14-15
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    14 Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him.

    15 And now, because His anger does not punish, and He does not take note of human transgressions in full measure,

  • Job 23:6-9
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    6 Would he contend with me in his great power? No, he would instead give me strength.

    7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

    8 But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I cannot perceive him.

    9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I cannot catch a glimpse of him.

  • 5 Behold, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

  • 1 Why does the Almighty not reserve times of judgment, and why do those who know Him not see His days of justice?

  • 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

  • Job 36:22-23
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    22 Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

    23 Who has appointed His path for Him, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?

  • 22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, who judges even the exalted ones?

  • Job 9:32-33
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    32 For He is not a man, like me, that I might answer Him, that we might go to court together.

    33 There is no mediator between us, who might lay his hand on us both.

  • Job 22:3-4
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    3 Is it a delight to the Almighty if you are righteous? Or does He gain anything if your ways are blameless?

    4 Is it because of your reverence that He rebukes you and brings you into judgment?

  • 29 When He gives quietness, who can condemn? When He hides His face, who can behold Him? Yet He watches over both nation and man alike.

  • 16 Do you understand the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?

  • 17 Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be purer than his Maker?

  • 9 He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.

  • 11 I will teach you about God's power; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty.

  • 3 Do you fix your gaze on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?

  • 13 "With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."

  • 2 For what is the portion from God above, or the inheritance from the Almighty on high?

  • 10 If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?