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Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that <i>they are</i> double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee <i>less</i> than thine iniquity <i>deserveth</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For <i>they would</i> double <i>your</i> prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you <i>Less</i> than your iniquity <i>deserves.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets part of your guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And tell you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And [that He would] show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God forgets a part of your wickedness <i>and</i> guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He would show you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He would show you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and let you know that wisdom has many different sides. You would then discover that God has punished you less than you deserve. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that iris manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He would tell you the secrets of wisdom, because [true] wisdom is twice [as great as your wisdom], and you would know that God forgets your sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge. God is punishing you less than you deserve. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom--for true wisdom has two sides--so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that he would show you the secrets of wisdom. For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And declares to you secrets of wisdom, for counsel has foldings. And know that God forgets of your iniquity for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, Some of thine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he shall announce to thee hidden things of wisdom, for they are the double for understanding. And know thou that God will set to thee from thine iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And tell you the secrets of wisdom, for good sense has two sides; So you might learn that God overlooks some of your sinfulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For wisdom is many-sided. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, for wisdom has inner chambers; then you would know that God would forgive your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he was showing you the secrets of wisdom, because there are inner chambers to wisdom, and you have known that God has forgiven you your sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, That sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1664" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: wə·yag·geḏ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">and disclose</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8587.htm" title="8587: ta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A hidden thing, secret. From alam; a secret.">the secrets</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">of wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454: lə·ṯū·šî·yāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or tushiyah; from an unused root probably meaning to substantiate; support or ability, i.e. help, an undertaking, understanding.">true wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3718.htm" title="3718: ḵip̄·la·yim (N-md) -- The double. From kaphal; a duplicate.">has two sides.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·ḏa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">then that</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ha (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5382.htm" title="5382: yaš·šeh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To forget. A primitive root; to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove.">exacts</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">from you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: mê·‘ă·wō·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-csc:: 2ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">less than your iniquity deserves.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-11</a></span><br />But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></span><br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:11</a></span><br />He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-5.htm">Psalm 92:5</a></span><br />How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-9.htm">1 Corinthians 13:9-12</a></span><br />For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. / When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Psalm 40:5</a></span><br />Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18-19</a></span><br />will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a></span><br />Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2-3</a></span><br />that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Psalm 145:3</a></span><br />Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.</p><p class="hdg">shew thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-8.htm">Job 15:8,11</a></b></br> Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-28.htm">Job 28:28</a></b></br> And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that <i>is</i> wisdom; and to depart from evil <i>is</i> understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a></b></br> The secret <i>things belong</i> unto the LORD our God: but those <i>things which are</i> revealed <i>belong</i> unto us and to our children for ever, that <i>we</i> may do all the words of this law.</p><p class="hdg">God exacteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13</a></b></br> And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities <i>deserve</i>, and hast given us <i>such</i> deliverance as this;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Psalm 103:10</a></b></br> He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43-46</a></b></br> Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked <i>him</i> with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/10-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Deserveth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">Double</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-4.htm">Exacteth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Exacts</a> <a href="/genesis/27-45.htm">Forgets</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/9-14.htm">Less</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Realised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/9-2.htm">True.</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Wonders</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/12-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-31.htm">Deserveth</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Double</a> <a href="/psalms/89-22.htm">Exacteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-4.htm">Exacts</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Forgets</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/job/15-5.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Less</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/job/27-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Realised</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Secrets</a> <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Wonders</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, wisdom is often portrayed as something that belongs to God alone (<a href="/job/28-28.htm">Job 28:28</a>). The "secrets of wisdom" imply that there are deeper truths and insights that God can reveal, which are beyond human comprehension. This aligns with the biblical theme that God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>).<p><b>for true wisdom has two sides</b><br>The idea that wisdom has "two sides" can be interpreted as the complexity and depth of divine wisdom. It suggests that wisdom is multifaceted and not easily understood from a single perspective. This duality can be seen in the balance between justice and mercy, or between God's sovereignty and human responsibility. The Book of Proverbs often contrasts wisdom with folly, indicating that understanding requires discernment (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).<p><b>Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves</b><br>This statement reflects the biblical principle of God's mercy. While human sin deserves punishment, God often shows restraint and compassion. This is consistent with the broader biblical narrative of grace, where God does not treat us as our sins deserve (<a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Psalm 103:10</a>). In the context of Job, it challenges the assumption that suffering is always a direct result of personal sin, suggesting instead that God's dealings with humanity are more merciful than we might expect. This foreshadows the ultimate expression of mercy through Jesus Christ, who bore the punishment for sin on behalf of humanity (<a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar speaks, suggesting that Job's suffering is due to his sin and that he deserves even more punishment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing and is the ultimate source of wisdom and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>A central theme in the Book of Job, representing the deep understanding and insight that comes from God alone.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dual_nature_of_wisdom.htm">The Dual Nature of Wisdom</a></b><br>True wisdom has "two sides," indicating its complexity and depth. Believers should seek to understand both the visible and hidden aspects of God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_in_justice.htm">God's Mercy in Justice</a></b><br>Zophar's statement that God exacts less than our guilt deserves highlights God's mercy. We should be grateful for His grace, recognizing that our sins deserve greater punishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Zophar's rebuke, though harsh, reminds us to approach God with humility, acknowledging our limited understanding and the vastness of His wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_wisdom.htm">Seeking Divine Wisdom</a></b><br>In times of trial, like Job, we should seek God's wisdom to navigate our circumstances, trusting that He knows the full picture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. We must be cautious in judging others' situations and instead offer compassion and support.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_goliath_linked_to_the_nephilim.htm">How are God's thoughts higher than human thoughts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_job's_three_friends_visit_him.htm">Why did Job's three friends visit him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_keep_secrets_from_us.htm">(Deut 29:29) Why would a just and loving God keep 'secret things' hidden, leaving His followers in uncertainty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">They are double to that which is</span>!--This translation conveys no sense, and is not a translation; see the last Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom!</span> In God are "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hid away" (<span class="greek">ἀπόκρυφοι</span> <a href="/colossians/2-3.htm">Colossians 2:3</a>). Zophar wishes that he would reveal to Job this wisdom, or a portion of it, as, in that case, all his pride and self-confidence would be confounded and fall away. That they are double to that which is! This phrase is very obscure. Some translate, "For he (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> God) is twice as wise as thou;" others, "That it (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> wisdom) is manifold in effectual working;" others, again, "That they (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the treasures of wisdom) are double (or manifold) in substance." Perhaps this last rendering is to be preferred. The treasures of wisdom that are hid away in God have many depths, secret and unexplored; they "lie, as it were, fold over fold, in unexpected complexities, defying the shallow and unscrutinizing gaze" (Professor Stanley Leathes). If they were revealed to Job, they would astonish, confound, silence, him. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. "Be sure," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "that God, so far from inflicting on thee a more severe punishment than thou deservest, in reality excuses much of thy guilt, and punishes thee less than is thy due." This is Zophar's conclusion from his general knowledge of God's dealings with man (comp. <a href="/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and disclose</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַגֶּד־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yag·geḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֨ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the secrets</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8587.htm">Strong's 8587: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hidden thing, secret</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wisdom,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">true wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯū·šî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8454.htm">Strong's 8454: </a> </span><span class="str2">Support, ability, help, an undertaking, understanding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has two sides.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִפְלַ֪יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḵip̄·la·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3718.htm">Strong's 3718: </a> </span><span class="str2">A duplicate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Know</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַ֡ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">exacts</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשֶּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5382.htm">Strong's 5382: </a> </span><span class="str2">To forget, to neglect, to remit, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">[less] than your iniquity [deserves].</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·wō·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:6 That he would show you the secrets (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>