Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Job 42:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [You said to me] Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge? Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. [Job 38:2.] American Standard Version (1901) Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Common English Bible You said, “Who is this darkening counsel without knowledge?” I have indeed spoken about things I didn’t understand, wonders beyond my comprehension. Catholic Public Domain Version So, who is it that would disguise a lack of knowledge as counsel? Therefore, I have been speaking foolishly, about things whose measure exceeds my knowledge. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have spoken unwisely, and things that above measure exceeded my knowledge. |
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; Marvelous things without number:
LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.