Job 11:8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Cross-references
Job 22:12 affirms God's height in heaven, matching the 'higher than heaven' imagery in Job 11:8 about God's transcendence.
Job 26:6 reveals that Sheol is exposed before God, deepening the claim that nothing is hidden from His sight beneath the depths.
Job 35:5 points to the heavens as higher than us, echoing Job 11:8's depiction of God's exalted nature beyond reach.
Job 37:20 questions whether anyone can speak to God, mirroring the human limitation theme of Job 11:8.
2 Chronicles 6:18 echoes the same thought: even the highest heavens cannot contain God, reinforcing the vastness of His transcendence.
Psalm 139:6-8 uses the same ascent-to-heaven and descent-to-Sheol framework to describe God's inescapable presence and knowledge.
Proverbs 25:2 states God's glory is in concealing things, directly aligning with the hiddenness and depth of God's wisdom.
Proverbs 25:3 uses the identical imagery of heaven's height and earth's depth for unsearchability, mirroring Zophar's point exactly.
Isaiah 55:9 explicitly says God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours, just as heaven is higher than earth — a direct thematic parallel.
Amos 9:2 employs the climb-to-heaven/dig-into-Sheol imagery to show that no place hides from God's judgment — a parallel of divine reach.
In Ephesians 3:19, Christ's love surpasses knowledge – the same theme of divine incomprehensibility found in Job 11:8.
Ecclesiastes 7:24 says wisdom is far off and deep – directly parallel to Job 11:8's 'what can you know?'
Psalm 103:11 uses the same 'high as heaven' simile but for God's steadfast love, showing a parallel measure of divine attributes.
Psalm 148:13 declares God's majesty is above heaven, complementing the idea that His ways are beyond human reach.
1 Corinthians 13:9 says we know in part, aligning with Job 11:8's limitation of human knowledge.