Can you fathom the depths of God
or discover the limits of the Almighty?(A)
They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?(B)
Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.

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God’s Wisdom is Unfathomable

“Can you search through God’s complex things?
    Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?
These things are higher than the heavens,
    so what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol,[a]
    so what can you know?
They are longer than the earth’s circumference,[b]
    and broader than the ocean.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:8 I.e. the place where the dead are in the afterlife
  2. Job 11:9 Lit. measure