Job 36:26

Job 36:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
• New International Version (NIV)How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; Nor can the number of His years be discovered.

Context of Job 36:26

24Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate. 25All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off. Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth, 28Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly.

Job 36:26 word by word

הֶן־אֵ֣ל שַׂ֭גִּיא וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע מִסְפַּ֖ר שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• searchedחֵ֫קֶרchêqer · searchH2714

Cross-references for Job 36:26

• Job 37:5God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.
• Psalms 145:3Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
• Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
• Job 26:14Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
• Job 37:23The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.
• 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
• Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.
• Psalms 102:24I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ...Thy years are from generation to generation.
• Hebrews 1:12and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.
• 2 Peter 3:8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with [the] Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Commentaries on Job 36:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26God is great - He is omnipotent. We know him not - He is unsearchable. Neither can the number of his years be searched out - He is eternal. These three propositions are an ample foundation for endless disquisition. As to paraphrase and comment, they need none in this place; they are too profound, comprehensive, and sublime.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Behold, God is great, and we know him not - That is, we cannot fully comprehend him; see the notes at Job 11:7-9. Neither can the number of his years be searched out - That is, he is eternal. The object of what is said here is to impress the mind with a sense of the greatness of God, and with the folly of attempting fully to comprehend the reason of what he does. Man is of a few days, and it is presumption in him to sit in judgment on the doings of one…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-33Verses 24-33 Elihu endeavours to fill Job with high thought of God, and so to persuade him into cheerful submission to his providence. Man may see God's works, and is capable of discerning his hand in them, which the beasts are not, therefore they ought to give him the glory. But while the worker of iniquity ought to tremble, the true believer should rejoice. Children should hear with pleasure their Father's voice, even when he speaks in terror to his…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. (Job 37:13). God's greatness in heaven and earth: a reason why Job should bow under His afflicting hand. know him not--only in part (Job 36:25; 1Co 13:12). his years--(Psa 90:2; 102:24, 27); applied to Jesus Christ (He 1:12).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings