Job 36:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.”

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BSBPD

“Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, God <FI>is<Fi> high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there <FI>is<Fi> no searching.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 36:26 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  2. Job 10:5Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
  3. Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
  4. Job 26:14Indeed, 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?”
  5. Job 37:5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
  6. Job 37:23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
  7. Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
  8. Psalms 102:24I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
  9. Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
  10. 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
  11. Hebrews 1:12You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
  12. 2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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