Job 11:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Complete Jewish Bible:

They're as high as heaven; what can you do? They're deeper than Sh'ol; what can you know?

Berean Standard Bible:

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

American Standard Version:

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

It is as high{H1363} as heaven{H8064}; what canst thou do{H6466}? deeper{H6013} than hell{H7585}; what canst thou know{H3045}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 22:12

  • [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Job 26:6

  • Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Psalms 139:6

  • [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.

Psalms 139:8

  • If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].

Isaiah 55:9

  • For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Job 35:5

  • Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou.

Amos 9:2

  • Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

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Commentary for Job 11:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1363
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֹּבַהּ
    Transliteration: gôbahh
    Pronunciation: go'-bah
    Description: from גָּבַהּ; elation, grandeur, arrogance; excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
  2. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  3. Strong's Number: H6466
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּעַל
    Transliteration: pâʻal
    Pronunciation: paw-al'
    Description: a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise; commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
  4. Strong's Number: H6013
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָמֹק
    Transliteration: ʻâmôq
    Pronunciation: aw-moke'
    Description: from עָמַק; deep (literally or figuratively); ([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).
  5. Strong's Number: H7585
    There are 63 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁאוֹל
    Transliteration: shᵉʼôwl
    Pronunciation: sheh-ole'
    Description: or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
  6. Strong's Number: H3045
    There are 873 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָדַע
    Transliteration: yâdaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-dah'
    Description: a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.