Verse 9
Job 11:9
King James Version
9
The measure thereof
is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲרֻכָּ֣ה מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִדָּ֑/הּ וּ֝/רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי יָֽם
English Translation
It is longer than the land and broader than the sea.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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3
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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For thou hast said, My doctrine
is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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But oh that God (Elohim) would speak, and open his lips against thee;
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And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that
they are
double to that which is! Know ther...
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Canst thou by searching find out God (Elohim)? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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9
The measure thereof
is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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11
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider
it?
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For vain man would be wise, though man be born
like a wild ass’s colt.
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13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
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14
If iniquity
be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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16
Because thou shalt forget
thy misery,
and remember
it as waters
that pass away:
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And
thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the mornin...
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18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig
about thee, and thou shalt take...
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19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make
thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope
shall be as the giv...
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