Job 11:9

9 It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

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 "Can you discover God's hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty's limits?

8 [God's wisdom is] higher than heaven. What can you do? It is deeper than [the depths] of hell. What can you know?

9 It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

10 If God comes along and imprisons [someone] and then calls a court into session, who can stop him?

11 He knows who the scoundrels are. And when he sees sin, doesn't he pay attention to it?