Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.

King James Version

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Holman Bible

The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—
He is exalted in power!
He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,

International Standard Version

We cannot find the Almighty he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.

A Conservative Version

[O] the Almighty, we cannot find him out. He is excellent in power. And in justice and abundant righteousness he will not afflict.

American Standard Version

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

Amplified


“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.

Bible in Basic English

There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

Darby Translation

The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.

Julia Smith Translation

The Almighty we found not: great of power and judgment, and much justice, he will not afflict

King James 2000

As for the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundant justice: he will not afflict.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[As for] Shaddai, we cannot attain him; [he is] exalted [in] power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

Modern King James verseion

The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is exalted in power; and to judgment and overflowing righteousness He does no violence.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

It is not we that can find out the Almighty: for in power, equity, and righteousness, he is higher than can be expressed.

NET Bible

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

New Heart English Bible

We can't reach Shaddai. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

The Emphasized Bible

The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, - Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.

Webster

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.

World English Bible

We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

Youngs Literal Translation

The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

he is excellent
שׂגּיא 
Saggiy' 
Usage: 2

in power
כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

and in judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

of justice
צדקה 
Ts@daqah 
Usage: 157

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Majesty

22 Fair weather comes out of the north; with God is terrible majesty. 23 “The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Men, therefore, shall fear him; all the crafty of heart shall not see him.


Cross References

1 Timothy 6:16

the only one who has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has hardened himself against him and remained in peace?

Job 36:5

Behold, God is mighty and does not despise; he is mighty in virtue of heart.

Job 11:7

Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou come unto the perfection of the Almighty?

Psalm 99:4

The king's strength is that he loves judgment; thou dost establish equity; thou dost execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments and his ways past finding out!

Job 8:3

Shall God pervert that which is right or shall the Almighty pervert justice?

Job 9:19

If we were to speak of his strength, he is certainly strong; and if of his judgment, who shall cause us to meet?

Job 12:13

With him is wisdom and strength; he has counsel and intelligence.

Job 16:7-17

But now he has made me weary; thou hast made desolate all my company.

Job 26:14

Behold, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion have we heard of him? For the thunder of his power, who shall understand?

Job 36:26

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Job 37:19

Teach us what we should say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger endures but a moment; in his will is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 36:5-7

Thy mercy, O LORD, reaches unto the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the clouds.

Psalm 62:11

God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs unto God.

Psalm 65:6

Thou art he who doth establish the mountains by thy strength, being girded with valour:

Psalm 66:3

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Psalm 93:1

The LORD reigns; he has clothed himself with majesty; the LORD has clothed himself with strength; he has girded himself: he has established the world also, that it cannot be moved.

Psalm 146:6-7

who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keeps truth for ever:

Proverbs 30:3-4

I neither learned wisdom nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made every thing beautiful in his time: even the world he has given over to their will, in such a way that no man can attain to this work that God makes from the beginning to the end.

Isaiah 45:21

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together; who caused this to be heard from the beginning and has declared it from that time, except me, the LORD? and there is no God beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is no one besides me.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his face saved them: with his love and with his clemency he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of the age.

Lamentations 3:32-33

Caph But though he causes grief, yet he will also have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Ezekiel 18:23

Do I desire perchance the death of the wicked? said the Lord GOD, Shall he not live if he should leave his ways?

Ezekiel 18:32

For I do not desire the death of him that dies, said the Lord GOD; therefore turn yourselves, and ye shall live.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Luke 10:22

All things are delivered to me of my Father, and no one knows who the Son is, but the Father, and who the Father is, but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Hebrews 12:10

For they verily for a few days chastened us as it seemed good unto them, but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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