Job 11:8

American Standard Version (1901)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:12 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
  • Job 26:6 : 6 Sheol is naked before [God], And Abaddon hath no covering.
  • Job 35:5 : 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
  • Isa 55:9 : 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
  • Amos 9:2 : 2 Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
  • Eph 3:18-19 : 18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
  • 2 Chr 6:18 : 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 builded!
  • Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
  • Ps 139:6-8 : 6 [ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
  • Ps 148:13 : 13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
  • Prov 25:2-3 : 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

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    11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

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    24 That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

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    16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

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    19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

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    5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

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    8 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

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    12 But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

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    3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

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    22 Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

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    4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

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    3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?