KJV ORIGINAL
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Its measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that God's wisdom and understanding are so vast they stretch beyond anything we can imagine - longer than the entire earth and wider than all the oceans.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Zophar's speech to Job, where he's trying to convince Job that God's wisdom is beyond human comprehension. Zophar was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him during his suffering, though their 'comfort' often came across as harsh judgment. In the ancient world, the earth and sea represented the largest, most immeasurable things people could conceive of.
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