Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Parallel translations
- KJV The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- BSB Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
- NKJV Their measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
- NASB “Its measurement is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
- NLT It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.
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Quick answer
God's measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. Zophar piles up images of God's limitless greatness.
Overview
Completing the picture, Zophar says God's dimensions exceed the earth's length and the sea's breadth. The truth of God's boundless majesty is real and worthy of awe. Such immensity is meant to lead not to despair but to worship, especially as we behold this infinite God stooping to redeem us in Christ (Ephesians 3:18-19).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 139:9–10If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
- Ps 65:5–8By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;
- Job 28:24–25For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
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