New International Version
Job 36:26
26How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Look, God is greater than we can understand. His years cannot be counted.
Context of Job 36:26
24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song. 25All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar. How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out. 27“He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; 28the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.
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הֶן־אֵ֣ל שַׂ֭גִּיא וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע מִסְפַּ֖ר שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 36:26
- Job 37:5God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
- Psalms 145:3Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
- Job 11:7“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 26:14And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
- Job 37:23The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
- 1 Kings 8:27“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
- Psalms 102:24So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
- Hebrews 1:12You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”
- 2 Peter 3:8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a 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
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