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Job 11:8 KJV
Job · chapter 11 · verse 8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?Job 11:8 · King James Version
Job 11:8 in context
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- deeperʻâmôqdeepH6013 →
- highgôbahhelation, grandeur, arroganceH1363 →
- hellshᵉʼôwlHades or the world of the dead , including its accessories and inmatesH7585 →
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Zophar here speaks very good things concerning God and his greatness and glory, concerning man and his vanity and folly: these two compared together, and duly considered, will have a powerful influence upon our submission to all the dispensations of the divine Providence. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12