Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
New American Standard Bible
Deeper than
King James Version
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
International Standard Version
These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?
A Conservative Version
It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know?
American Standard Version
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Amplified
“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?
Bible in Basic English
They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;
Darby Translation
It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
Julia Smith Translation
The heavens being high, what wilt thou do? Hades being deep, what wilt thou know?
King James 2000
It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
Modern King James verseion
Heights of the heavens! What can you do? It is deeper than hell, what can you know?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him?
NET Bible
It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know?
New Heart English Bible
They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
The Emphasized Bible
The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know?
Webster
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
World English Bible
They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
Youngs Literal Translation
Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou?
Themes
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Can Do As He Pleases
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or discover the limits of the Almighty?
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
and wider than the sea.
Cross References
Job 22:12
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!
Job 26:6
and Abaddon
Job 35:5
gaze at the clouds high above you.
2 Chronicles 6:18
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.
Psalm 103:11
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.
Psalm 139:6-8
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.
Psalm 148:13
for His name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.
Proverbs 25:2-3
and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.
Isaiah 55:9
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Amos 9:2
from there My hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.
Ephesians 3:18-19
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love,