Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Longer than earth is its measure, And broader than the sea.
New American Standard Bible
And broader than the sea.
King James Version
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Holman Bible
and wider than the sea.
International Standard Version
They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.
A Conservative Version
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
American Standard Version
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Amplified
“It is longer in measure [and scope] than the earth,
And broader than the sea.
Bible in Basic English
Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.
Darby Translation
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Julia Smith Translation
Its measure long above the earth, and broad above the sea.
King James 2000
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Its measure [is] longer than [the] earth and broader than [the] sea.
Modern King James verseion
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His length exceedeth the length of the earth, and his breadth the breadth of the sea.
NET Bible
Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
New Heart English Bible
Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
The Emphasized Bible
Longer than the earth, is the measure thereof, and broader than the sea.
Webster
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
World English Bible
Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Themes
the Earth » Ideas of the ancients respecting the form of
Topics
Interlinear
'erets
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Can Do As He Pleases
8 Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou? 9 Longer than earth is its measure, And broader than the sea. 10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
Names
Cross References
Job 28:24-25
For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,
Psalm 65:5-8
By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.
Psalm 139:9-10
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,