8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?


In Context

5 But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

6 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.

7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

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

9 The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

Job 11:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:8[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:8They are higher than the heavens-what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave -what can you know?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:8He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do ? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:8It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:8They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:8Heights of the heavens! — what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! — what knowest thou?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:8It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than hell; what can you know?