Job 11:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

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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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Readability

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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.

✅ Strengths

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 28:24-25 : 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
Ps 65:5-8 : 5 By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, Oh God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea: 6 Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might; 7 Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Ps 139:9-9 : 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
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11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
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16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
Job 28:24-25
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24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
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Job 28:14
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14The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
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29When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
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33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
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