Job 11:9

9 Son étendue est plus longue que la terre, et plus large que la mer.

Job 11:9 Meaning and Commentary

Job 11:9

The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader
than the sea.
] Length is generally ascribed to the earth, and width to the sea; the ends of the earth are used for a great distance, and the sea is called the great and wide sea; see ^F11 ( Psalms 72:1 ) ( 104:25 ) ; but God and his perfections, particularly his wisdom and understanding, are infinite, ( Psalms 147:5 ) ; and will admit of no dimensions; as his love, so his wisdom, has an height which cannot be reached, a depth that cannot be fathomed, and a length and breadth immeasurable; see ( Ephesians 3:18 ) ; from hence it appears that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and incomprehensible; and since he is to be found in Christ, and in him only, it is in vain for us to seek for him elsewhere: next the sovereignty of God is discoursed of.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 "Quid oceano longius inveriri potest", Cicero. Orat. 36.

Job 11:9 In-Context

7 Trouveras-tu le fond de Dieu? Trouveras-tu la limite du Tout-Puissant?

8 Ce sont les hauteurs des cieux: qu'y feras-tu? C'est plus profond que les enfers: qu'y connaîtras-tu?

9 Son étendue est plus longue que la terre, et plus large que la mer.

10 S'il saisit, s'il emprisonne, s'il assemble le tribunal, qui l'en empêchera?

11 Car il connaît, lui, les hommes de rien; il voit l'iniquité, sans qu'elle s'en doute;