Job 11:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou?

English ASV

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

English Amplified

His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven! What can you do? It is deeper than Sheol (the place of the dead)! What can you know?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven! What can you do? It is deeper than Sheol (the place of the dead)! What can you know?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They are higher than the heavens — what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol — what can you know?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

[It is as] the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

English EASY 2024

His power goes higher than the sky. You cannot do anything about that. His power goes deeper than the place of death. You cannot know all about that.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

That knowledge is higher than the heavens and deeper than the place of death. So what can you do? How can you learn it all?

It is higher than heaven- what can you do? Deeper than Sheol- what can you know?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The sky is no limit for God, but it lies beyond your reach. God knows the world of the dead, but you do not know it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

[They are] higher than the heavens-- what can you do? [They are] deeper than Sheol-- what can you know?

English KJV 1611

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

English LSB

They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

It is as high as heaven; what can you do? Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

It is higher than the heavens; what can you do? It is deeper than the nether world; what can you know?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It is higher than the heavens — what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol — what can you know?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They are higher than the heavens. What can you do? They are deeper than the deepest grave. What can you know?

English NIV

They are higher than the heavens-what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave -what can you know?

English NKJ 1982

They are higher than heaven— what can you do? Deeper than Sheol— what can you know?

English NLT

Such knowledge is higher than the heavens--but who are you? It is deeper than the underworld--what can you know in comparison to him?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It is higher than heaven-- what can you do? Deeper than Sheol-- what can you know?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

It is higher than heaven —what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He is as faultless as heaven is high—but who are you? His mind is fathomless—what can you know in comparison?

English Tyndale 1537

He is higher than heaven, what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell, how wilt thou then know him?

Job 11:8 — Compare Translations