God’s Word Translation
Job 11:9
9It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
Job 11:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- New International Version (NIV)Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
Context of Job 11:9
7“Can you discover God’s hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty’s limits? 8⌞God’s wisdom is⌟ higher than heaven. What can you do? It is deeper than ⌞the depths⌟ of hell. What can you know? It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. 10If God comes along and imprisons ⌞someone⌟ and then calls a court into session, who can stop him? 11He knows who the scoundrels are. And when he sees sin, doesn’t he pay attention to it?
Read all of Job 11Job 11:9 word by word
אֲרֻכָּ֣ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִדָּ֑הּ וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי־יָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 11:9
- Job 28:24because he can see to the ends of the earth and observe everything under heaven.
- Psalms 65:5You answer us with awe-inspiring acts ⌞done⌟ in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea,
- Psalms 139:9If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun ⌞or⌟ land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets,
Commentaries on Job 11:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The measure thereof is longer than the earth - The measure of the knowledge of God. The extent of the earth would be one of the longest measures known to the ancients. Yet it is now impossible to ascertain what ideas were attached, in the time of Job, to the extent of the earth - and it is not necessary to know this in order to understand this expression. It is morally certain that the prevailing ideas were very limited, and that a small part of the earth…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 Zophar speaks well concerning God and his greatness and glory, concerning man and his vanity and folly. See here what man is; and let him be humbled. God sees this concerning vain man, that he would be wise, would be thought so, though he is born like a wild ass's colt, so unteachable and untameable. Man is a vain creature; empty, so the word is. Yet he is a proud creature, and self-conceited. He would be wise, would be thought so, though he…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20FIRST SERIES. 2. Zophar assails Job for his empty words, and indirectly, the two friends, for their weak reply. Taciturnity is highly prized among Orientals (Pr 10:8, 19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 11
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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