Job 11:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?”
Job 11:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 11:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 11:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?”
Job 11:8 — World English Bible
Job 11:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?”
Job 11:8 — American Standard Version
Job 11:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Heights of the heavens! --what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! --what knowest thou?”
Job 11:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 11:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[It is as] the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?”
Job 11:8 — Darby Translation
Job 11:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hell, how canst thou know it?”
Job 11:8 — Geneva Bible
Job 11:8 in Context — Job 11
6 And 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.
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
What Does Job 11:8 Mean?
Job 11:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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