Job 11:8-10

International Standard Version

⁸These things are higher than the heavens,
    so what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol,^[a]
    so what can you know?
⁹They are longer than the earth’s circumference,^[b]
    and broader than the ocean.

¹⁰“If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court,^[c]
who can stop^[d] him?

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Footnotes

Job 11:8 I.e. the place where the dead are in the afterlife
Job 11:9 Lit. measure
Job 11:10 The Heb. lacks a court
Job 11:10 Or repel

Job 11:8-10

King James Version

⁸It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

¹⁰If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

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Job 11:8-10

New International Version

⁸They are higher^(A) than the heavens^(B) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below^(C)—what can you know?^(D)
⁹Their measure^(E) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.^(F)