Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him?
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?
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 "Wilt thou find out God with thy seeking? Wilt thou attain to the perfectness of the Almighty? 8 He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him? 9 His length exceedeth the length of the earth, and his breadth the breadth of the sea.
Cross References
Job 22:12
Now because that God is higher than the heavens, and because thou seest the stars are so high,
Job 26:6
yea, and all they which dwell beneath in the hell are not hid from him, and the very destruction itself cannot be kept out of his sight.
Job 35:5
Look unto the heaven, and behold it: consider the clouds, how they are higher than thou.
2 Chronicles 6:18
Howbeit, in very deed, can God dwell with man on earth? Behold, neither heaven or heaven above all heavens is able to contain thee! How should the house then which I have built for thee do it?
Psalm 103:11
For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.
Psalm 139:6-8
Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it.
Psalm 148:13
praise the name of the LORD! For his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.
Proverbs 25:2-3
It is the honour of God to keep a thing secret; but the king's honour is to search out a thing.
Isaiah 55:9
But as far as the heavens are higher than the earth, so far do my ways exceed yours, and my thoughts yours.
Amos 9:2
Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.
Ephesians 3:18-19
might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depth and height: