Job 36:26
What does Job 36:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 36:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo, God <FI>is<Fi> high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there <FI>is<Fi> no searching.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Lo,God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 10:5
Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man’s days,
- 2 Peter 3:8
But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- Job 37:23
Touchingthe Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.
- Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- 1 Kings 8:27
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
- Job 37:5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
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