Revised Version 1895
Job 11:11
11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
Job 11:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
- New International Version (NIV)Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He knows deceitful men; He sees wickedness also. Will He not then consider it?
Context of Job 11:11
9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him? For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. 12But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt. 13If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
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כִּי־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַיַּרְא־אָ֝֗וֶן וְלֹ֣א יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 11:11
- Psalms 94:11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is desperately sick: who can know it?
- John 2:24But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,
- Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
- Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.
- Job 22:13And thou sayest, What doth God know? can he judge through the thick darkness?
- Psalms 10:11He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
- Psalms 35:22Thou hast seen it, O LORD; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there be higher than they.
- Hosea 7:2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face.
- Habakkuk 1:13Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
Commentaries on Job 11:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He knoweth vain men - שוא מתי methey shau, "men of falsehood." He seeth wickedness - He sees as well what is in man, as what man does; and of his actions and propensities he cannot be an indifferent spectator.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For he knoweth vain men - He is intimately acquainted with the heart; he knows human beings altogether. The word “vain” here (שׁוא shâv' ), means properly vanity, emptiness, falsehood, a lie, iniquity. “Men of vanity,” here may mean people whose opinions are valueless, or it may mean people of deceit, falsehood, hypocrisy. Most probably it means the latter, and the indirect reference may be to such men as Job. The sense is, that God is intimately…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. 1111. (Psa 94:11). consider--so as to punish it. Rather, from the connection, Job 11:6, "He seeth wickedness also, which man does not perceive"; literally, "But no (other, save He) perceiveth it" [Umbreit]. God's "wisdom" (Job 11:6), detects sin where Job's human eye cannot reach (Job 11:8), so as to see any.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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