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I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you by the hand of God: <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> with the Almighty will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will teach you about the hand of God; What <i>is</i> with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will teach you regarding the hand (power) of God; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty [God’s actual treatment of the wicked].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you about God&#8217s power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now I will explain in detail what God All-Powerful does. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will teach you about God's power. I will not hide what the Almighty has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let me teach you how great is God's power, and explain what Almighty God has planned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty's mind I will not conceal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with Shaddai will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I show you by the hand of God, "" That which [is] with the Mighty I do not hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I shew you by the hand of God, That which is with the Mighty I hide not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will teach you by the hand of God: what is with the Almighty I will not hide.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you by the hand of God, what the Almighty hath, and I will not conceal it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will teach you through the hand of God, what the Almighty holds, and I will not conceal it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will teach you what is in God’s hand, and the way of the Almighty I will not conceal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty I will not conceal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But as for you, I will deliver you into the hand of God; so that your works may not be hid from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But I deliver you into the hand of God that your works are not hidden from him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-11.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=3997" 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/27.htm">The Wicked Man's Portion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: ’ō·w·reh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">I will instruct</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">of God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ’ă·ḵa·ḥêḏ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">conceal</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the ways of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘i·mō·ša- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">the Almighty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?…<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/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6-7</a></span><br />For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. / He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Psalm 25:14</a></span><br />The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a></span><br />Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Jeremiah 9:24</a></span><br />But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-12</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. / We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-32.htm">Proverbs 3:32</a></span><br />for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-130.htm">Psalm 119:130</a></span><br />The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20-21</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. / I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.<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="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a></span><br />It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.<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">I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.</p><p class="hdg">teach</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3,4</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-10.htm">Job 6:10</a></b></br> Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Isaiah 8:11</a></b></br> For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,</p><p class="hdg">by the hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-8.htm">Job 32:8-10</a></b></br> But <i>there is</i> a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Deuteronomy 4:5</a></b></br> Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">Psalm 71:17</a></b></br> O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/27-10.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/24-4.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/15-17.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/job/21-22.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/27-13.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/38-3.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/job/32-7.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/job/35-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/28-10.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Job 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job protests his sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">The hypocrite is without hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-11.htm">The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses</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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This reflects the wisdom tradition in ancient Israel, where elders and those with experience would impart knowledge to others. The "power of God" here can be seen as a reference to God's sovereignty and might, which is a central theme throughout the Book of Job. Job's friends have failed to accurately represent God's power, often attributing suffering directly to personal sin. Job seeks to correct this by highlighting God's inscrutable and sovereign nature. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative where God's power is demonstrated in creation (Genesis 1), in the deliverance of Israel (Exodus 14), and ultimately in the resurrection of Jesus Christ (<a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a>).<p><b>I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.</b><br>Job's commitment to not concealing the ways of God suggests transparency and truthfulness in his testimony about God's character and actions. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, revealing divine truths was often the role of prophets and wise men. Job positions himself as one who speaks truthfully about God, contrasting with his friends who have misrepresented God's justice and mercy. The "ways of the Almighty" encompass God's actions and purposes, which are often beyond human understanding (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of God's ways through Jesus Christ, who fully reveals the Father (<a href="/john/14-9.htm">John 14:9</a>) and whose life and teachings illuminate the path to understanding God's will and character.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is speaking to his friends, defending his integrity and understanding of God's ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have been debating with Job, often suggesting that his suffering is due to sin. Job addresses them in this passage, emphasizing his knowledge of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty (Shaddai)</a></b><br>A title for God used throughout the Book of Job, emphasizing His power and sovereignty. Job refers to God as the Almighty, highlighting His supreme authority and might.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_power.htm">Understanding God's Power</a></b><br>Job emphasizes the importance of recognizing and teaching about God's power. As believers, we should seek to understand and communicate the might and sovereignty of God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transparency_in_faith.htm">Transparency in Faith</a></b><br>Job's commitment to not conceal the ways of the Almighty encourages us to be open and honest about our faith and understanding of God, sharing it with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_suffering.htm">Responding to Suffering</a></b><br>In the midst of suffering, Job chooses to focus on God's power rather than his own plight. This teaches us to shift our focus from our circumstances to God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_testimony.htm">Integrity in Testimony</a></b><br>Job maintains his integrity by speaking truthfully about God, even when misunderstood by his friends. We are called to uphold truth in our testimony about God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_teaching_in_faith.htm">The Role of Teaching in Faith</a></b><br>Job's desire to teach about God highlights the importance of teaching and discipleship in the Christian faith. We are encouraged to share our knowledge and experiences of God with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_sackcloth_and_ashes_symbolize.htm">What do sackcloth and ashes symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_surrender_to_god.htm">How does God provide safety and protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_27_2_claim_god_is_unjust.htm">In Job 27:2, how can Job accuse God of injustice when other Scriptures assert God's perfect fairness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">I will teach you.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">I will teach you of the hand of God; </span>or, <span class= "ital">what is in the power of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-23.</span> - It is impossible to deny that this passage directly contradicts Job's former utterances, especially <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2-24</a>. But the hypotheses which would make Job irresponsible for the present utterance and fix on him, as his steadfast conviction, the opposite theory, are unsatisfactory and have no solid basis. To suppose that Zophar is the real speaker is to imagine the absolute loss and suppression of two entire verses - one between vers. 10 and 11, assigning the speech to him, and another at the beginning of ch. 28, reintroducing Job and making him once more the interlocutor. That this should have happened by accident is inconceivable. <span class="greek">Τὰ κατὰ τύχην οὐ πάνυ</span> <span class="greek">συνδυάζεται</span> To ascribe it to intentional corruption by a Hebrew redactor, bent on maintaining the old orthodox view, and on falsely and wickedly giving the authority of Job to it (Froude 'Short Studies on Great Subjects,' vol. 1. p. 316), is to take away all authority from the existing text of the Hebrew Scriptures, and to open a door to any amount of wild suggestion and conjectural emendation. The other hypothesis - that of Eichhorn - that Job is here simply anticipating what his adversaries will say, though a less dangerous view, is untenable, since Job never does this without following up his statement of the adversaries' ease with a reply, and here is no reply whatever, but a simple turning away, after ver. 23, to another subject. The explanation of the contradiction by supposing that Job's former statement was tentative and controversial, or else hasty and ill-considered, and that now, to prevent misconception, he determines to set himself right, is, on the other hand, thoroughly defensible, and receives a strong support from the remarkable introduction in ver. 11, which "prepares us, if not for a recantation, yet (at any rate) for a modification of statements wrung from the speaker when his words flowed over from a spirit drunk with the poison of God's arrows" (see the remarks of Canon Cook, in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 90, which are in substantial agreement with those of Ewald said Dillmann). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will teach you by</span> (or, concerning) <span class="cmt_word">the hand of God</span>. Job is now at last about to deliver his real sentiments respecting God's dealings with men in the world, and prefaces his. remarks with this solemn introduction, to draw special attention to them. He is aware that his previous statements on the subject, especially in <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2-24</a>, have been overstrained and exaggerated, and wishes, now that he is uttering his last words (<a href="/job/31-40.htm">Job 31:40</a>), to correct his previous hasty utterances, and put on record his true views. <span class="cmt_word">That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal</span>. By "that which is with the Almighty" Job means the Divine principles of action. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-11.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">I will instruct</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the power</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conceal</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכַחֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵa·ḥêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ways of</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Almighty.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֝דַּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(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/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-11.htm">Job 27:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:11 I will teach you about the hand (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/27-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 27:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:12" /></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>