Job 28:24
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
Job 28:24 in other translations
| BSB | For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. |
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| WEB | For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky. |
| ASV | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven; |
| YLT | For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see, |
| DARBY | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven. |
| BBE | For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. |
| Webster | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; |
What does Job 28:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 28:20-28
There is a two-fold wisdom; one hid in God, which is secret, and belongs not to us; the other made known by him, and revealed to man. One day's events, and one man's affairs, have such reference to, and so hang one upon another, that He only, to whom all is open, and who sees the whole at one view, can rightly judge of every part. But the knowledge of God's revealed will is within our reach, and will do us good. Let…
Job 28:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 28:24
- Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
- Zechariah 4:10
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
- Revelation 5:6
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
- Psalms 33:13-14
The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Job 28:23
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
- Job 28:24
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
- Job 28:25
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Job 28:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque él mira hasta los fines de la tierra, y ve debajo de todo el cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car lui, voit jusqu’aux bouts de la terre: sa vue s’étend sous tous les cieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn er schaut bis zu den Enden der Erde; unter dem ganzen Himmel sieht er. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipse enim fines mundi intuetur, et omnia quæ sub cælo sunt respicit. |