Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 From the north, gold shall come: upon God terrible majesty. 23 The Almighty we found not: great of power and judgment, and much justice, he will not afflict 24 For this, men shall fear him: he will not see all the wise of heart.

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:16

Who only having immortality, inhabiting inaccessible light; which none of men saw, nor can see; to whom honour and might forever. Amen.

Job 9:4

Wise of heart and strong of power: who was hard before him and shall be requited?

Job 36:5

Behold, God is mighty, and he will not despise: mighty in strength of heart

Job 11:7

Searching shalt thou and God? Shalt thou find the Almighty even to completeness?

Psalm 99:4

And the king's strength loved judgment; thou didst prepare uprightnesses, thou didst judgment and justice in Jacob.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

Job 8:3

Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice?

Job 9:19

If for strength, behold him strong: if for judgment, who shall arraign me

Job 12:13

With him wisdom and strength, to him counsel and understanding.

Job 16:7-17

But now he made me weary: thou hast made desolate all mine assembly.

Job 26:14

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?

Job 36:26

Behold, God is great, and we shall not know the number of his years, and it was not searched out

Job 37:19

Make known to us what we shall say to him we shall not set in order from the face of darkness.

Psalm 30:5

For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.

Psalm 36:5-7

O Jehovah, thy mercy is in the heavens; thy faithfulness even to the clouds.

Psalm 62:11

Once God spake; twice I heard this; that strength is to God.

Psalm 65:6

Preparing the mountains in his strength; being girded with might:

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, How terrible thy works! in the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee.

Psalm 93:1

Jehovah reigned, he put on majesty: Jehovah put on strength, he girded himself: also the habitable globe shall be prepared, it shall not be moved.

Psalm 146:6-7

He made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them: he watched the truth forever.

Proverbs 30:3-4

I learnt not wisdom, and I shall not know the knowledge of the holy.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He made everything beautiful in his time: also he gave hidden time in their heart, so that man shall not find the work which God did from the beginning and even to the end.

Isaiah 45:21

Announce ye, and bring near; also ye shall take counsel together: who caused this to be heard from of old, from then announcing it? was it not I Jehovah? and no God more beside me; a just God and Saviour; none beside me.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their straits not an adversary, and: a messenger of his face saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he will take them up and bear them all the days forever.

Lamentations 3:32-33

For if he afflicted, and he compassionated according to the multitude of his mercy.

Ezekiel 18:23

Delighting, shall I delight in the death of the unjust one? says the Lord Jehovah: not in his turning back from his way and living?

Ezekiel 18:32

For I shall not delight in the death of him dying, says the Lord Jehovah: and turn ye back and live.

Matthew 6:13

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

Luke 10:22

All things were delivered me by my Father: and none knows who is the Son, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and to whomsoever the Son would wish to reveal.

Hebrews 12:10

For they truly for a few days, according as it seemed to them, corrected; but he for profit, in order to partake in his holiness.

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