Job 9:10He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.
The setting
Job's ash heap, ancient Middle East. A wealthy man reduced to scraping boils, still proclaiming God's infinite works...
The emotion here: exhausted by suffering but still marveling at divine mystery
The original word
cheker (חֵקֶר) — that which cannot be searched out or investigated thoroughly
Why it matters
Job uses legal language here — he's building a court case that God is beyond human judgment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 9:10
Job isn't being pious — he's frustrated that God is too complex for his friends' simple answers
Common misconceptionPeople think this means we shouldn't ask questions, but Job is actually defending his right to struggle with God's incomprehensible ways.
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Verses that echo Job 9:10
Bible Genome reading
Job 9:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 9:10 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine mystery, infinite power. Notable phrases: great things past finding out; marvelous things without number.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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