Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And how faint
But His mighty
King James Version
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Holman Bible
how faint is the word we hear of Him!
Who can understand His mighty thunder?
International Standard Version
Indeed, these are the fringes of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we've heard of it! But who can comprehend the thunder of his might?"
A Conservative Version
Lo, these are but the periphery of his ways. And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
American Standard Version
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Amplified
“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],
The faintest whisper of His voice!
Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”
Bible in Basic English
See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
Darby Translation
Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
Julia Smith Translation
Behold these the ends of his ways; how transient a sound of the word was heard in him! and the thunder of his might who shall understand?
King James 2000
Lo, these are only parts of his ways: and how little a whisper is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, these [are] the outer fringes of his ways, and {how faint is the word} [that] we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
Modern King James verseion
Lo, these are the edges of His ways; but what a whisper of a word we hear of Him! And the thunder of His power who can understand?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is now a short sum of his doings. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse his works? Who can perceive and understand the thunder of his power?"
NET Bible
Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
New Heart English Bible
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him. But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
Webster
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
World English Bible
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, these are the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?
Themes
Power » Of God » Described as » Incomprehensible
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The thunder of his power
God, Power of » Described as » Incomprehensible
God, Power of » Expressed by the » Thunder of his power, &c
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:14
Images Job 26:14
Prayers for Job 26:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
13
By his wind the heavens were made fair. His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14
And how faint
But His mighty
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:10
The adversaries of Jehovah will be broken to pieces. He thunders in the heavens against them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn (power) of His anointed.
Job 4:12
Eliphaz of Teman continued: I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.
Job 11:7-9
Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
Job 36:29
Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion?
Job 40:9
Do you have an arm (power) like God's? Can your voice thunder like his?
Psalm 29:3
The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. The God of glory thunders, Jehovah is over many waters.
Psalm 139:6
Knowing this is too wonderful for me! It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
Psalm 145:3
Great is Jehovah, and highly to be praised. His greatness is unsearchable (beyond human calculation).
Isaiah 40:26-29
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? The being that brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name created all these! Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Romans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments. His ways are beyond human understanding!
1 Corinthians 13:9-12
For we know in part and we prophesy in part.