Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you 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?
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?
The Emphasized Bible
The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou 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 "Can you find [out] the essence of God, or can you find [out] {the ultimate limits} of Shaddai? 8 {It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you know? 9 Its measure [is] longer than [the] earth and broader than [the] sea.
Cross References
Job 22:12
"[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.
Job 26:6
Sheol [is] naked before him, and there is no covering for Abaddon.
Job 35:5
"Look at [the] heavens, and see; and observe [the] clouds [that] are higher than you.
2 Chronicles 6:18
"But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and {the highest heavens} cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built [will not contain you!]
Psalm 103:11
For as [the] heavens are high above the earth, [so] his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
Psalm 139:6-8
[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot [prevail] against it.
Psalm 148:13
let them praise the name of Yahweh, because his name alone [is] is exalted. His splendor [is] above earth and heavens.
Proverbs 25:2-3
The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things.
Isaiah 55:9
"For [as] [the] heavens are {higher} than [the] earth, so my ways are {higher} than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Amos 9:2
If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and [even] if they climb up [to] heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Ephesians 3:18-19
in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,