Job 28:7

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a hidden path no bird of prey knows– no falcon’s eye has spotted it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 11:6 : 6 and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.
  • Job 28:21-23 : 21 For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. 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.
  • Job 38:19 : 19 “In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
  • Job 38:24 : 24 In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!

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