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Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Can you find the depths of God? Can you find the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can you understand the mysteries surrounding God All-Powerful? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Can you discover God's hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty's limits?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can you discover the limits and bounds of the greatness and power of God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Can you search through God's complex things? Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of Shaddai?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you find out God by searching? To perfection find out the Mighty One?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Searching shalt thou and God? Shalt thou find the Almighty even to completeness?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can you find out the depths of God? or find out the perfection of the Almighty? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can you understand the deep things of God? Or can you stand at the outer boundary of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Can you know the declaration of God, or can you stand at the uttermost limit of The Almighty?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end <i>of that</i> which the Almighty has made?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-7.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=1676" 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">6</span>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="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: tim·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">Can you fathom</a> <a href="/hebrew/2714.htm" title="2714: ha·ḥê·qer (Art:: N-msc) -- A searching, a thing (to be) searched out. From chaqar; examination, enumeration, deliberation.">the deep things</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.">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: tim·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">discover</a> <a href="/hebrew/8503.htm" title="8503: taḵ·lîṯ (N-fsc) -- End, completeness. From kalah; completion; by implication, an extremity.">the limits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: šad·day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">of the Almighty?</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?…<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="/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="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</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!<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.<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="/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="/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="/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="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a></span><br />The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a></span><br />He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm">Proverbs 25:2</a></span><br />It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.<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/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="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Jeremiah 23:18</a></span><br />But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection?</p><p class="hdg">Canst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9</a></b></br> Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-14.htm">Job 26:14</a></b></br> Lo, these <i>are</i> parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-23.htm">Job 37:23</a></b></br> <i>Touching</i> the Almighty, we cannot find him out: <i>he is</i> excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Attain</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-8.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-15.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">Fathom</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/philippians/4-12.htm">Mysteries</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Mystery</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Probe</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Searching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-19.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Attain</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/11-8.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Fathom</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/13-7.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/job/11-9.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Mysteries</a> <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Mystery</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Probe</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Searching</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can you fathom the deep things of God</b><br>This phrase challenges human understanding of God's nature and wisdom. The "deep things of God" refer to His infinite wisdom, knowledge, and plans, which are beyond human comprehension. This echoes <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than ours. The rhetorical question implies that humans, with their limited understanding, cannot fully grasp God's purposes or the depth of His character. This aligns with the theme of divine mystery found throughout Scripture, emphasizing God's transcendence and the limitations of human wisdom, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-11</a>, where the Spirit reveals the deep things of God.<p><b>or discover the limits of the Almighty?</b><br>This phrase underscores the boundlessness of God's power and presence. The term "Almighty" (Shaddai) is a title for God that emphasizes His omnipotence and sovereignty. The rhetorical question suggests that God's power and presence are limitless, reinforcing the idea that He is beyond human measurement or understanding. This is consistent with passages like <a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a>, which speaks of God's infinite understanding, and <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a>, which marvels at the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge. The concept of God's limitless nature is a recurring theme in Scripture, reminding believers of His supreme authority and the futility of trying to confine Him within human parameters.<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 to Job, challenging his understanding of God's wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty (God)</a></b><br>The central divine figure in the Book of Job, whose wisdom and power are beyond human comprehension. The term "Almighty" emphasizes God's omnipotence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deep_things_of_god.htm">The Deep Things of God</a></b><br>Refers to the profound and unfathomable aspects of God's nature and plans, which are beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical book in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, divine justice, and the limits of human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_understanding.htm">The Limitations of Human Understanding</a></b><br>Humans are finite beings with limited understanding. We must acknowledge that there are aspects of God's nature and plans that are beyond our comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god.htm">The Majesty of God</a></b><br>Recognizing the majesty and omnipotence of God should lead us to a posture of humility and worship. God's greatness is a call to trust in His wisdom and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trusting in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand our circumstances, we can trust that God is wise and His plans are for our ultimate good. This trust is foundational to a life of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility_in_faith.htm">The Role of Humility in Faith</a></b><br>Humility is essential in our relationship with God. Acknowledging our limitations and God's greatness helps us to rely on Him rather than our own understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_mystery.htm">Seeking God in Mystery</a></b><br>While we may not fully understand God's ways, we are invited to seek Him and grow in our relationship with Him. This pursuit is a lifelong journey of faith and discovery.<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/how_to_verify_god's_depths_beyond_science.htm">In Job 11:7–8, how can God’s unsearchable depths be verified if they lie beyond scientific observation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zophar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zophar the Naamathite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_greatness_'unsearchable'.htm">(Psalm 145:3) How can God’s greatness be “unsearchable” when people claim to comprehend or define it through doctrine or science? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_spirit_understand_everything.htm">Does the spirit understand everything?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Canst thou by searching find out God? </span>Literally, <span class= "ital">Canst thou attain to the searching out of God?</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Canst thou by searching find out God?</span> literally, <span class="accented">Canst thou attain to the searching out of God?</span> Canst thou suppose, that is, that, whatever thy wisdom, learning, subtlety, sagacity, power of insight, thou wilt be able to search out and fully know the character, attributes, modes of thought and action, of the Most High? No. In one sense, all men do well to profess them. selves "Agnostics" - not that they can know nothing of God, but that they can never know him fully, never exhaust the knowledge of him. As the apostle says, "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God l how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?" (<a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33, 34</a><span class="cmt_word">). Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?</span> rather. <span class="accented">Canst thou attain to the perfection of the Almighty?</span> understand, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, his inconceivable perfectness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-7.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">Can you fathom</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְצָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(tim·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the deep things</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֵ֣קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥê·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2714.htm">Strong's 2714: </a> </span><span class="str2">A searching, a thing (to be) searched out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֣וֹהַ</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">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">discover</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְצָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(tim·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the limits</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּכְלִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(taḵ·lîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8503.htm">Strong's 8503: </a> </span><span class="str2">Completion, an extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Almighty?</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁדַּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:7 Can you fathom the mystery of God? 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