Job: Who Can Understand God’s Majesty?
Job 26:14
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- KJV
- Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- WEB
- Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
- ASV
- Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
- LSV
- Behold, these [are] the borders of His way, and how little a matter is heard of Him, and who understands the thunder of His might?”
- YLT
- Lo, these [are] the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?
- DBY
- Lo, 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?
- DRC
- Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?
- GNV
- Loe, these are part of his wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? and who can vnderstand his fearefull power?
- JPS
- Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
- LXXE
- Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ it?
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- Written (Ketiv): דַּרְכּוֹ (“way his”). Read aloud (Qere): דְּרָכָ֗יו (“ways his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Written (Ketiv): גְּבוּרָתוֹ (“might his”). Read aloud (Qere): גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו (“mighty deeds his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads דְּרָכָ֗ו; read aloud (Qere) reads דְּרָכָ֗יו (“ways his”).
- Leningrad Codex reads גְּ֝בוּרֹתָ֗ו; read aloud (Qere) reads גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו (“mighty deeds his”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת דרכו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גבורתו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃Read aloud as (qere): דְּרָכָ֗יוRead aloud as (qere): גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יוWe read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
- LXX-Br
- Ἰδοῦ ταῦτα μέρη ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ ἰκμάδα λόγου ἀκουσόμεθα ἐν αὐτῷ· σθενὸς δὲ βροντῆς αὐτοῦ, τίς οἶδεν ὁπότε ποιήσει;
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 40:26–29Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O…
- Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- Job 11:7–9Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and…
- Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- 1 Corinthians 13:9–12For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set…
- Job 4:12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
- 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Job 36:29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
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