Job 28:24

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
looketh	יַבִּ֑יט ya.Bit	H5027	to scan · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ends	לִקְצוֹת lik.tzot-	H7098	a termination · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
earth	הָאָ֣רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
seeth	יִרְאֶֽה yir.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

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;…
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 towa…
Psalms 33:13-14 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
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,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 28:20–end

The question which Job had asked (Job 28:12) he asks again here; for it is too worthy, too weighty, to be let fall, until we speed in the enquiry. Concerning this we must seek till we find, till we get some satisfactory account of it. By a diligent prosecution of this enquiry he brings it, at length, to this issue, that there is a twofold wisdom, one hidden in God, which is secret and belongs not to us, the other made known by him and revealed to man, which belongs to us and to our children. I. The knowledge of God's secret will, the will of his providence, is out of our reach, and what God has reserved to himself. It belongs to the Lord our God. To know the particulars of what God will do h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 28:24

"Seeth (all that is) under," &c.

John Gill on Job 28:24

For he looketh to the ends of the earth,.... In this and some following verses, reasons and are given, which abundantly show that God must know the way and place of wisdom; since all the parts and places of the earth, even to the ends of it, are seen by him, and all creatures and things in it; nor is there anything in heaven, earth, and hell, that is hid from him; and therefore if there is a way to it, or a place for it, he must needs know it; where its direction is, or where it steers its course, and takes up its abode and seeth under the whole heaven; the fowls of the air, the beasts of the field, the inhabitants of the world, and all that is done in it; everything falls under the eye of…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Job 28:21-24

21 It is veiled from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the fowls of heaven. 22 Destruction and death say: With our ears we heard a report of it. - 23 Elohim understandeth the way to it, And He - He knoweth its place. 24 For He looketh to the ends of the earth, Under the whole heaven He seeth. No living created being (כּל־חי, as Job 12:10; Job 30:23) is able to answer the question; even the birds that fly aloft, that have keener and farther-seeing eyes than man, can give us no information concerning wisdom; and the world at least proclaims its existence in a rich variety of its operations, but in the realm of Abaddon and of death below (comp. the combination שׁאול ואבדון, Pro 15:11,…

The Church Fathers

"He has seen all that is under heaven. He knows everything, as he has created everything, in an invisible way.
— Augustine of Hippo, ANNOTATIONS ON THE BOOK OF JOB (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

For he regardeth the ends of the earth, and seeth all things that are under the heaven. For God's 'regarding' is the renewing to His grace the things that were lost and undone; whence it is written, A King that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with His eyes. For by regarding He restrained the evils of our lightness, and bestowed great worth of maturedness.
— Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIX

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Dictionary and topics

Brass — Which is an alloy of copper and zinc, was not known till the thirteenth century. What is designated by this word in Scripture is properly copper (Deut. 8:9). It was used for fetters (Judg. 16:21; 2…
Wise, wisdom — A moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be “foolish” is to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12-28; Prov.…
Readings, Select · NATURE’ S TESTIMONY — NATURE’ S TESTIMONY
Wisdom · .UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — .UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Wisdom Of God, The · Described as: Universal — Described as: Universal

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Job 28:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 28:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 28:24

John Gill on Job 28:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Job 28:21-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Job 28:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 28:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 28:24

John Gill on Job 28:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Job 28:21-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Job 28:23-27

Rashi on Job 28:24