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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Will you find the deep things of God?
⇔ Will you discover the limits of the provider?
OET-LV The_depths of_god will_you_find or to the_end of_[the]_almighty will_you_find.
UHB הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא׃ ‡
(haḩēqer ʼₑlōha timʦāʼ ʼim ˊad-taklit shadday timʦāʼ.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἢ ἴχνος Κυρίου εὑρήσεις, ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ;
(Aʸ iⱪnos Kuriou heuraʸseis, aʸ eis ta esⱪata afikou ha epoiaʸsen ho pantokratōr; )
BrTr Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?
ULT Will you find God by searching?
⇔ If unto perfection you will find Shaddai?
UST You will never be able to understand God by thinking hard about him.
⇔ No, you will never be able to find out everything about Shaddai.
BSB ⇔ Can you fathom the deep things of God
⇔ or discover the limits of the Almighty?
OEB Canst thou find out the deep things of God,
⇔ Or come nigh the Almighty’s perfection?
WEBBE ⇔ “Can you fathom the mystery of God?
⇔ Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “Can you discover the essence of God?
⇔ Can you find out
⇔ the perfection of the Almighty?
LSV Do you find out God by searching? To perfection find out the Mighty One?
FBV Can you find out the mysteries of God? Can you discover all the wisdom of the Almighty?[fn]
11:7 Literally, “Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?”
T4T ⇔ “Tell me, will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand?
⇔ Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
LEB • out the essence of God, or can you find out[fn] of Shaddai?
11:1 Literally “up to the limit”
BBE Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?
Moff No Moff JOB book available
JPS Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
ASV ⇔ Canst thou by searching find out God?
⇔ Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
DRA Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
YLT By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Drby Canst thou by searching find out [fn]God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
11.7 Eloah
RV Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Wbstr Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
KJB-1769 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
(Canst thou/you by searching find out God? canst thou/you find out the Almighty unto perfection? )
KJB-1611 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out the Almightie vnto perfection?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps Art thou able to finde out the secretes of God? Or wilt thou attayne to the perfectnesse of the almightie?
(Art thou/you able to find out the secretes of God? Or wilt/will thou/you attain to the perfectnesse of the almightie?)
Gnva Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?
(Canst thou/you by searching find out God? canst thou/you find out ye/you_all Almighty to his perfection? )
Cvdl Wilt thou fynde out God with thy sekynge? wilt thou attayne to the perfectnesse of the Allmightie?
(Wilt thou/you find out God with thy/your seeking? wilt/will thou/you attain to the perfectnesse of the Allmightie?)
Wycl In hap thou schalt comprehende the steppis of God, and thou schalt fynde Almyyti God `til to perfeccioun.
(In hap thou/you shalt comprehende the steppis of God, and thou/you shalt find Almyyti God `til to perfeccioun.)
Luth Meinest du, daß du so viel wissest, als GOtt weiß, und wollest alles so vollkommen treffen als der Allmächtige?
(Mine you, that you so many wissest, als God weiß, and want all/everything so vollkommen treffen als the/of_the Allmächtige?)
ClVg Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes, et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies?[fn]
(Forsitan vestigia of_God comprehendes, and until to perfectum Omnipotentem reperies? )
11.7 Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes. Ibid. Benignitas visitationis, etc., usque ad quia ejus essentia a nullo plene videbitur.
11.7 Forsitan vestigia of_God comprehendes. Ibid. Benignitas visitationis, etc., until to because his essentia from nullo plene videbitur.
11:7 No one can discover everything about the Almighty (literally find out the limits of the Almighty), who is beyond the limits of the heavens, underworld, land, and sea (11:8-9).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א
the,depths god fathom
Zophar is using the word find to mean “understand” and the word “searching” to mean contemplation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Will you understand God through contemplation”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א
the,depths god fathom
Zophar is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You will not find God by searching!” or “You cannot understand God through contemplation!”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא
if until limits almighty discover
Zophar is using the word if to introduce a question that anticipates a negative answer. (And once again he is using the word find to mean “understand.”) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “You will never understand the Almighty unto perfection, will you”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא
if until limits almighty discover
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of perfection, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “You will never understand the Almighty perfectly, will you”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא
if until limits almighty discover
Zophar is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You will never understand the Almighty perfectly!”