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Job 26:14

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?”

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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?

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?

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֶן־hen-there!H2005 →
אֵ֤לֶּה׀'E.lehtheseH428 →
קְצ֬וֹתke.Tzot[are] [the] ends ofH7098 →
דְּרָכָ֗יוdar.kovways hisH1870 →
וּמַה־u.mah-and what!H4100 →
שֵּׁ֣מֶץShe.metza whisper ofH8102 →
דָּ֭בָרDa.vora wordH1697 →
נִשְׁמַע־nish.ma'-we hearH8085 →
בּ֑וֹboin it
וְרַ֥עַםve.Ra.'amand [the] thunder ofH7482 →
גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יוge.vu.ra.tovmighty deeds hisH1369 →
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310 →
יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ סyit.bo.Nanwill he understandH995 →

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John 21:25There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.Genesis 1:2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.Job 42:5My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.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.Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!Job 11:7–9Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.Job 36:29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?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 4:12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.1 Corinthians 13:9–12For we know in part and we prophesy in part,Habakkuk 3:4His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.Job 36:26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.Job 37:5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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