The Meaning of Job 11:8 Explained

Job 11:8

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

YLT: Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou?

Darby: It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

ASV: It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

Discover Job 11:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 11:8?

MEANING: What does Job 11:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 11:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 11:8?

What is the context of Job 11:8?

God’s Wisdom is Unfathomable (Job 11:7-12)
Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse (Job 11:1-20)
Zophar Urges Job to Repent (Job 11:1-20)
Zophar Rebukes Job (Job 11:1-20)
Zophar’s First Response to Job (Job 11:1-20)
Zophar (Job 11:1-20)
Zophar Speaks (Job 11:1-20)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

What does Job 11:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 11:1-20 - "canst Thou By Searching Find Out God?"

Zophar waxes vehement as he censures Job's self-justification and his refusal to acknowledge the guilt which his friends attribute to him. There is some truth in his allegations, though it was cruel to goad Job with them, notwithstanding his repeated protestations.

It is quite true that many of us are filled with self-complacency, because we judge our best by others' worst. It may be also that we have a very poor conception of what God is and asks. It is best for us to strike our breasts with the publican and to confess ourselves the chief of sinners.

What a magnificent challenge is that of Job 11:7-12! Canst thou reach God's depths, or His perfections, or His heights? But, oh my soul, remember that through all His unsearchable depths God is love. For the closing paragraph see r.v. Job had said he could not lift up his face, Job 10:15, but when sin is put away, we may exchange glances with our Father. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 11

¹ Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself
⁵ God's wisdom is unsearchable
¹³ The assured blessing of repentance

What do the individual words in Job 11:8 mean?

[They are] higher than heaven what can you do Deeper than Sheol can you know

גָּבְהֵ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם מַה־ ؟ תִּפְעָ֑ל עֲמֻקָּ֥ה מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל ؟ תֵּדָֽע

גָּבְהֵ֣י	[They are] higher
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: גֹּבַהּ Sense: height, exaltation.
שָׁ֭מַיִם	than heaven
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
؟ תִּפְעָ֑ל	can you do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: פָּעַל Sense: to do, make.
עֲמֻקָּ֥ה	Deeper
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: עָמֹק Sense: deep, mysterious, depths.
מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל	than Sheol
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common singular Root: שְׁאֹול Sense: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit.
؟ תֵּדָֽע	can you know
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.

What are the major concepts related to Job 11:8?

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