Job 9:10
in Job 9He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
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ASV
That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.
KJV
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
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This verse in Job 9
Commentary
9 notes on this verseDoth great things, &c. - Job here says the same that Eliphaz had said, chap. v, 9, and in the original, in the very same words, with design to shew his full agreement with him, touching the Divine perfections.
This site's exposition
He moves mountains without their knowledge
on Job 9:5-10
Job answers his own hard question with praise for the God who "moves mountains," "shakes the earth from its place," and "seals off the stars". "He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion" reaches into the created order the whirlwind speeches return to in chapters 38 and 39.
This site's exposition
He does great things beyond searching out
Eliphaz had said almost the same words at 5:9. Job and his friends agree that God does great things beyond searching out, and differ over what that means for a righteous man who suffers. Gregory adds that the wonders are known best by one who admits they are without number.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Whoever is great necessarily does great things. But the one who does great things is not necessarily great. The disciples who did great things received their ability from God. Taking an example from the human realm, I want to say that the grammarian writes correctly; …
The Medieval Church2 voices
Lest someone should believe that divine wisdom has manifested itself only in the things just explained, he shows next that God made many other similar things which cannot be numbered by us saying, "He makes great things," in which the wisdom of God appears praiseworthy …
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. For then we more thoroughly compass the deeds of Divine Might, when we acknowledge that we can never compass them; we then speak with greater eloquence, when we are silent on these, being struck dumb with astonishment. Since for the describing of God's works our insufficiency finds in itself how it may put forth its tongue sufficiently, that what it cannot suitably understand, it may suitably extol by being dumb.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Which doth great things past finding out,.... In heaven and earth; great as to quantity and quality, not to be thoroughly searched out so as to tell their numbers, nor explain and express the nature of them to the full; even what he has done, and does in creation, providence, and grace: yea, and wonders without number; such as are amazing to men, who cannot account for them, and so many that they cannot number them.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Great things past finding out - Great things without end; wonders without number - Targum.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Which doeth great things - This is almost the sentiment which had been expressed by Eliphaz; see the notes, Job 5:9. It was evidently a proverb, and as such was used by both Eliphaz and Job.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֹשֶׂ֣ה | ʾoseh | [one who] does | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| גְ֭דֹלוֹת | gedolot | great [things] | H1419 → | 526 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אֵ֣ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| חֵ֑קֶר | cheker | [is] inquiry | H2714 → | 12 times |
| וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת | veniflaot | and wonders | H6381 → | 71 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אֵ֥ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| מִסְפָּֽר׃ | mispar | [is] number | H4557 → | 134 times |
עֹשֶׂ֣ה[one who] does
ʾosehH6213 →2628 times
גְ֭דֹלוֹתgreat [things]
gedolotH1419 →526 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
אֵ֣יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
חֵ֑קֶר[is] inquiry
chekerH2714 →12 times
וְנִפְלָא֗וֹתand wonders
veniflaotH6381 →71 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
אֵ֥יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
מִסְפָּֽר׃[is] number
misparH4557 →134 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Romans 4:21
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
Through
Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
it leads to
- Job 11:7–9
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 5:9
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 11:7–9
Through
Job 5:9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
it leads to
- Psalms 86:10
For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 86:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Job
This page draws on 10 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Didymus the Blind, COMMENTARY ON JOB 9:10; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Job; Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job; Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book IX; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.