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22 Indeed, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher[a] like him?
23 Who has prescribed his ways for him?
Or said to him, ‘You have done what is wicked’?
24 Remember to extol[b] his work,
which people have praised in song.
25 All humanity has seen it;
people gaze on it from afar.

The Work and Wisdom of God

26 “Yes, God is great—beyond our knowledge![c]
The number of his years is unsearchable.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:22 tn The word מוֹרֶה (moreh) is the Hiphil participle from יָרַה (yarah). It is related to the noun תּוֹרָה (torah, “what is taught” i.e., the law).
  2. Job 36:24 tn The expression is “that you extol,” serving as an object of the verb.
  3. Job 36:26 tn The last part has the verbal construction, “and we do not know.” This clause is to be used adverbially: “beyond our understanding.”

22 “Indeed, God is exalted in his power.
    Who is like him as a teacher?
23 Who ordained his path for him,
    and who has asked him, ‘You are wrong, aren’t you?’
24 Remember to magnify his awesome activities,
    about which mortal man has sung.
25 All of mankind sees him;
    human beings observe him from afar off.”

God Controls the Weather

26 “God is truly awesome, beyond what we know;
    the number of his years is unknowable.[a]

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  1. Job 36:26 Or unreachable