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Job 37:23

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

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ASV

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

KJV

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
מְ֭צָאנֻהוּMe.tza.nu.huwe have found himH4672 →
שַׂגִּיא־sa.gi'-exalted ofH7689 →
כֹ֑חַKho.achpowerH3581 →
וּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.Patand justiceH4941 →
וְרֹב־ve.rov-and greatness ofH7230 →
צְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahrighteousnessH6666 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְעַנֶּֽה׃ye.'a.Nehhe violatesH6031 →

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Psalms 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.Job 9:10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.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 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.Lamentations 3:32–33Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.Ecclesiastes 11:5As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?Isaiah 28:29This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.Proverbs 30:3–4I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.Ezekiel 18:32For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?Ezekiel 18:23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.Job 33:23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

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