Job
Job 11:7–9
7Can you fathom the deep things of God
or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8They are higher than the heavens— what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol— what can you know?
9Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 11:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can you fathom | תִּמְצָ֑א | tim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| the deep things | הַחֵ֣קֶר | ha·ḥê·qer | Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out |
| of God | אֱל֣וֹהַ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ha | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| or | אִ֤ם | ’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| discover | תִּמְצָֽא׃ | tim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| the limits | תַּכְלִ֖ית | taḵ·lîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8503 end, completeness |
| of the Almighty | שַׁדַּ֣י | šad·day | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
Job 11:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They are higher | גָּבְהֵ֣י | gā·ḇə·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1363 height |
| than the heavens | שָׁ֭מַיִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can you do | תִּפְעָ֑ל | tip̄·‘āl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6466 do, make |
| They are deeper | עֲמֻקָּ֥ה | ‘ă·muq·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6013 deep |
| than Sheol | מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל | miš·šə·’ō·wl | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can you know | תֵּדָֽע׃ | tê·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
Job 11:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their measure | מִדָּ֑הּ | mid·dāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4055 measure |
| is longer | אֲרֻכָּ֣ה | ’ă·ruk·kāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H752 long |
| than | מִנִּי־ | min·nî- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the earth | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and wider | וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה | ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H7342 wide, broad |
| than the sea | יָֽם׃ | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 11:7 Romans 11:33 · Psalm 145:3 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Isaiah 40:28 · Ephesians 3:8 · Job 5:9 · Psalm 77:19 · Job 37:23
Job 11:8 Job 22:12 · Psalm 139:6–8 · Isaiah 55:9 · Amos 9:2 · Psalm 148:13 · Job 26:6 · Job 35:5
Job 11:9 Psalm 139:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.