Job
Job 11:8
8They are higher than the heavens— what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol— what can you know?
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 22:12 · Psalm 139:6–8 · Isaiah 55:9 · Amos 9:2 · Psalm 148:13 · Job 26:6 · Job 35:5
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.