Key Verse Spotlight
Job 11:7 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?”
Job 11:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
{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.
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