Job 11:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 11:6-7
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6And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
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Job 11:9-10
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9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
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Job 22:11-13
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11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Eccl 7:24
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24That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
Job 38:16-21
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16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
21[ Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!
Job 38:33-34
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33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Job 35:5-6
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5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
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Ps 73:11
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11And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Ps 139:6-8
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6[ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
Job 15:8-9
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8Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
Job 28:12-14
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12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
Prov 25:3
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3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Job 21:22
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22Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?
Prov 30:4
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4Who 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?
Job 37:16
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16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Job 28:20
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20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Job 42:3
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3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Job 38:4-5
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4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Job 40:9
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Rom 11:33
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2For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
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5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
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37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Job 36:26
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26Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
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3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
Job 10:6
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6That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,
Job 20:4
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Job 38:2
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2Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
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5How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.
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Job 26:14
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14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 14:3
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3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?