Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
KJV
Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes, et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies ?
Vulgate
ἢ ἴχνος Κυρίου εὑρήσεις; ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ;
LXX
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
ASV
הַ/חֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א אִ֤ם עַד תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
חֵ֑קֶר
chqr
noun · 12×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
שַׁדַּ֣י
shdy
proper_noun · 48×
תַּכְלִ֖ית
tklyt
noun · 5×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:9 — For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
- Eccl 3:11 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
- Eccl 3:11 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
- Eccl 7:24 — That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
- Eccl 8:17 — Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man
- Eph 3:8 — Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
- Eph 3:18 — May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
- Exod 3:14 — And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
- Exod 33:23 — And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
- Gen 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Gen 32:29 — And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
- Isa 40:12 — Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
- Isa 40:28 — Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
- Jer 31:37 — Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
- Job 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
- Job 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
- Job 26:14 — Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- Job 36:26 — Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
- Job 37:5 — God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
- Job 37:23 — Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
- Job 37:23 — Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
- Prov 25:2 — It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
- Ps 8:9 — O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
- Ps 77:19 — Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
- Ps 86:10 — For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
- Ps 139:6 — Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
- Ps 145:3 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
- Ps 145:3 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
- Rom 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
- Rom 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!