Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know?
New American Standard Bible
Deeper than
King James Version
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Holman Bible
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
International Standard Version
These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?
A Conservative Version
It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know?
American Standard Version
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Amplified
“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?
Bible in Basic English
They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;
Darby Translation
It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Julia Smith Translation
The heavens being high, what wilt thou do? Hades being deep, what wilt thou know?
King James 2000
It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
Modern King James verseion
Heights of the heavens! What can you do? It is deeper than hell, what can you know?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him?
NET Bible
It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know?
New Heart English Bible
They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
Webster
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
World English Bible
They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
Youngs Literal Translation
Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou?
Themes
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
Interlinear
Pa`al
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Can Do As He Pleases
7 The hidden depth of GOD canst thou discover? Or, unto the furthest limit of the Almighty, canst thou attain? 8 The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know? 9 Longer than the earth, is the measure thereof, and broader than the sea.
Cross References
Job 22:12
Is not, GOD, in the height of the heavens? Behold, then, the head of the stars, that they are high.
Job 26:6
Naked is hades before him, and there is no covering to destruction;
Job 35:5
Look at the heavens and see, - and survey the skies - they are higher than thou.
2 Chronicles 6:18
But, in very deed, will God dwell with man on the earth? Lo! the heavens, even the leaven of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built!
Psalm 103:11
For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
Psalm 139:6-8
Knowledge, too wonderful, for me! high, I cannot attain to it!
Psalm 148:13
Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.
Proverbs 25:2-3
The glory of God, is to conceal a thing, but, the glory of kings, is to search out a thing.
Isaiah 55:9
For, higher, are the heavens than the earth, - So, higher, are My ways than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Amos 9:2
Though they break through into hades, from thence, shall my hand fetch them, - and, though they ascend the heavens, from thence, will I bring them down;
Ephesians 3:18-19
In order that ye may be mighty enough to grasp firmly, with all the saints, - what is the breadth and length and depth and height,