Job 28:21
For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
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- Ps 49:3-4 : 3 I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. 4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.
- Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
- Matt 13:17 : 17 For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
- Matt 13:35 : 35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
- 1 Cor 2:7-9 : 7 Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But just as it is written,“Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.” 10 God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
- Col 2:3 : 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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7 a hidden path no bird of prey knows– no falcon’s eye has spotted it.
8 Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.
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20 God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
- Job 28:11-144 verses75%
11 He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.
12 No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13 Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’
- Job 28:22-232 verses74%
22 Destruction and Death say,‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’
23 God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.
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11 who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
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24 Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.
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21 For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.
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14 My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest, as one gathers up abandoned eggs, I gathered up the whole earth. There was no wing flapping, or open mouth chirping.”
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17 then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.
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21 But now, the sun cannot be looked at– it is bright in the skies– after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.
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25 All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.
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18 There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
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15 Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”
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23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
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26 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?
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11 why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.
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21 Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
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23 till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
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26 Your carcasses will be food for every bird of the sky and wild animal of the earth, and there will be no one to chase them off.
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19 “In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
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10 you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds,
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8 The wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain.
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8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.
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9 People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.