Parallel Verses
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?
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?"
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 Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent. 14 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?
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:10
Jehovah -- broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.'
Job 4:12
And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
Job 11:7-9
By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Job 36:29
Yea, doth any understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?
Job 40:9
And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?
Psalm 29:3
The voice of Jehovah is on the waters, The God of glory hath thundered, Jehovah is on many waters.
Psalm 139:6
Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
Psalm 145:3
Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.
Isaiah 40:26-29
Lift up on high your eyes, And see -- who hath prepared these? He who is bringing out by number their host, To all of them by name He calleth, By abundance of strength (And he is strong in power) not one is lacking.
Romans 11:33
O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
1 Corinthians 13:9-12
for in part we know, and in part we prophecy;