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Eccl. 11:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Asy thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor howz the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

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John 3:8• ⁸The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. (John 3:8)

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Psa. 139:15• ¹⁵My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. (Psa. 139:15)

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thou knowest not what.

John 3:8• ⁸The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. (John 3:8)

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Psa. 139:14‑15• ¹⁴I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
¹⁵My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. (Psa. 139:14‑15)

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Eccl. 7:24• ²⁴That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? (Eccl. 7:24)

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Eccl. 8:17• ¹⁷Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. (Eccl. 8:17)

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Job 5:9• ⁹Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: (Job 5:9)

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Job 26:5‑14• ⁵Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
⁶Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
⁷He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
⁸He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
⁹He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
¹⁰He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
¹¹The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
¹²He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
¹³By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
¹⁴Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? (Job 26:5‑14)

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Job 36:24‑33• ²⁴Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
²⁵Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
²⁶Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
²⁷For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof:
²⁸Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
²⁹Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
³¹For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
³²With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
³³The noise thereof showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapor. (Job 36:24‑33)

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Job 37:23• ²³Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. (Job 37:23)

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Job 38:4‑41• ⁴Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
⁵Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
⁶Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
⁷When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
⁸Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
¹⁰And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
¹²Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
¹³That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
¹⁴It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
¹⁵And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
¹⁶Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
¹⁷Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
¹⁸Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
²⁰That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
²¹Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
²²Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
²³Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
²⁴By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
²⁵Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
²⁶To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
²⁷To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
²⁸Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
²⁹Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
³⁰The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
³¹Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
³²Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
³³Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
³⁴Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
³⁵Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
³⁶Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
³⁷Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
³⁸When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
³⁹Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
⁴⁰When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
⁴¹Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. (Job 38:4‑41)

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Job 39:1‑41:34• ¹Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
²Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
³They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
⁴Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
⁵Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
⁶Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
⁷He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
⁹Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
¹⁰Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
¹¹Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him?
¹²Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
¹³Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
¹⁴Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
¹⁵And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
¹⁷Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
¹⁹Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
²⁰Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
²²He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
²³The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
²⁴He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
²⁵He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
²⁶Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
²⁷Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
²⁸She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
²⁹From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
³⁰Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
¹Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,
²Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
³Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
⁴Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
⁵Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
⁶Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
⁷Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
⁸Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
⁹Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
¹⁰Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
¹¹Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
¹²Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
¹³Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
¹⁴Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
¹⁵Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
¹⁸His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
²¹He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
²²The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
²³Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
²⁴He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
¹Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
²Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
³Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
⁷Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
⁸Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
¹¹Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
¹²I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
¹³Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
¹⁴Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
¹⁵His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
¹⁶One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
¹⁷They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
¹⁹Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
²⁰Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
²¹His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
²²In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
²⁵When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
³⁰Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
³²He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
³³Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. (Job 39:1‑41:34)

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Psa. 40:5• ⁵Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. (Psa. 40:5)

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Psa. 92:5• ⁵O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. (Psa. 92:5)

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Psa. 104:24• ²⁴O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. (Psa. 104:24)

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Isa. 40:28• ²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. (Isa. 40:28)

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Rom. 11:33• ³³O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:33)

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As thou knowest not what is the way of the spiritm, how the bones grow in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who maketh all.

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Or "the wind."