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Job 37

Job 37:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Touching the Almighty
Shadday (Hebrew #7706)
the Almighty
KJV usage: Almighty.
Pronounce: shad-dah'-ee
Origin: from 7703
, wed cannot find him out
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
: he is excellent
saggiy' (Hebrew #7689)
(superlatively) mighty
KJV usage: excellent, great.
Pronounce: sag-ghee'
Origin: from 7679
ine power
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
, and in judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
f, and in plenty
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
of justice
tsdaqah (Hebrew #6666)
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Pronounce: tsed-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 6663
g: he will not afflict
`anah (Hebrew #6031)
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
KJV usage: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), speak (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), submit self, weaken, X in any wise.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (possibly rather ident. with 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI} through the idea of looking down or browbeating)
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Job 37:19• 19Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order our words by reason of darkness. (Job 37:19)
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Job 11:7• 7Canst thou by searching find out +God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection? (Job 11:7)
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Job 26:14• 14Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand? (Job 26:14)
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Job 36:26• 26Lo, *God is great, and we comprehend him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. (Job 36:26)
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Prov. 30:3‑4• 3I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
4Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
(Prov. 30:3‑4)
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Eccl. 3:11• 11He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world in their heart, so that man findeth not out from the beginning to the end the work that God doeth. (Eccl. 3:11)
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Luke 10:22• 22All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him. (Luke 10:22)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)
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1 Tim. 6:16• 16who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honour and eternal might. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:16)
excellent.
Job 9:4,19• 4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
19Be it a question of strength, lo, he is strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
(Job 9:4,19)
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Job 12:13• 13With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding. (Job 12:13)
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Job 36:5• 5Lo, *God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding: (Job 36:5)
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Psa. 62:11• 11Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength belongeth unto God. (Psa. 62:11)
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Psa. 65:6• 6Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power; (Psa. 65:6)
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Psa. 66:3• 3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee. (Psa. 66:3)
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Psa. 93:1• 1Jehovah reigneth, he hath clothed himself with majesty: Jehovah hath clothed himself, he hath girded himself with strength; yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved. (Psa. 93:1)
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Psa. 99:4• 4And the strength of the king that loveth justice. *Thou* hast established equity: it is thou that executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Psa. 146:6‑7• 6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;
7Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
(Psa. 146:6‑7)
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Isa. 45:21• 21Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just *God and a Saviour, there is none besides me. (Isa. 45:21)
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Matt. 6:13• 13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil. (Matt. 6:13)
in judgment.
he will.
Job 16:7‑17• 7But now he hath made me weary; … thou hast made desolate all my family;
8Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.
9His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; as mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.
10They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.
11*God hath delivered me over to the iniquitous man, and hurled me into the hands of the wicked.
12I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14He breaketh me with breach upon breach; he runneth upon me like a mighty man.
15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and rolled my horn in the dust.
16My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
(Job 16:7‑17)
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Psa. 30:5• 5For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing. (Psa. 30:5)
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Lam. 3:32‑33• 32but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:
33for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
(Lam. 3:32‑33)
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Heb. 12:10• 10For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness. (Heb. 12:10)
 It is the Almighty, we cannot fathom His greatness, but we know His uprightness is as great as His power. (Job 32-37 by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Elsewhere "right."
h
Or "answer."