Job 36:26

In 11 translations

BSB

Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

KJV

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

WEB

Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

ASV

Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.

LSV

Behold, God [is] high, || And we do not know the number of His years, || Indeed, there [is] no searching.

YLT

Lo, God [is] high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there [is] no searching.

DBY

Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.El

DRC

Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.

GNV

Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.

JPS

Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

LXXE

Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know him: the number of his years is even infinite.

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WLC

הֶן־אֵ֣ל שַׂ֭גִּיא וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע מִסְפַּ֖ר שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃

LXX-Br

Ἰδοὺ ὁ ἰσχυρὸς πολύς, καὶ οὐ γνωσόμεθα· ἀριθμὸς ἐτῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέραντος.

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• Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
• Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
• 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…
• 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
• Job 37:23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
• Job 37:5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
• 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
• Psalms 102:24–27I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations. In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish,…
• Job 26:14Indeed, 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?”
• 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.”
• Job 10:5Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
• 2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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