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Job 36:26
26Behold, God is exalted —beyond our knowledge! The number of His years is unsearchable.
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 to magnify His work, of which people have sung. 25All mankind has seen it; people gaze on it from afar. Behold, God is exalted —beyond our knowledge! The number of His years is unsearchable. 27For He draws up the drops of water; they distill rain into its mist, 28which the clouds pour down and shower mankind abundantly.
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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 thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things beyond our comprehension.
- Psalms 145:3Great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised —His greatness is unsearchable.
- Job 11:7“Can you discover the mysteries of God? Can you find the limits of Shaddai?
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but glimpses of His ways; how faint the whisper, we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His might?”
- Job 37:23Shaddai, we cannot find Him! He is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness He does not oppress.
- 1 Kings 8:27So will God really dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You! How much less this House that I have built!
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born, or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God!
- Psalms 102:24He brought down my strength in midcourse. He shortened my days.
- Hebrews 1:12And like a robe You will roll them up, and like clothing they will be changed; but You are the same, and Your years shall never end.”
- 2 Peter 3:8But don’t forget this one thing, loved ones, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like 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
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