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Job 11:8

Job 11:8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do?.... Or, "is higher than the heavens" (i); either the wisdom of God and the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

It is as high as heaven - That is, the knowledge of God; or the subject is as high as heaven. The idea is, that man is…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 11:7-12

Zophar here speaks very good things concerning God and his greatness and glory, concerning man and his vanity and folly:…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

His wisdom is immeasurable, unfathomable. The words are an exclamation: heights of heaven! what canst thou do? thou art…