Key Verse Spotlight
Job 11:10 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? {cut...: or, make a change} {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}”
Job 11:10
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{It is} as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? {as high...: Heb. the heights of heaven}
The measure thereof {is} longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? {cut...: or, make a change} {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider {it}?
For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}
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