Holy Scripture

Job 36:26

A church father on this verse
“Behold, God is great, surpassing our knowledge. The number of His years cannot be reckoned. He had said above, Behold, God is lofty. [ver. 22] He now says again, Behold, God is great. Why is it, that when speaking of God he says, 'Behold,' and again repeats, 'Behold,' if it be not that we say, 'Behold' of that thing,…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXVII

Source: Septuagint

Original

26Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know him: The number of his years is even infinite.

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24Remember that his works are great Beyond those which men have attempted.

25Every man has seen in himself, How many mortals are wounded.

— Job 36:26 —

27And the drops of rain are numbered by him, And shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud.

28The ancient heavens shall flow, And the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: a He has fixed a time to cattle, And they know the order of rest. b Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, Neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body.

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