Job 22:12
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Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?

not God

Psalm 115:3,16 But our God is in heaven: he hath done all things whatsoever he would. . . .

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest?

height.

Psalm 8:3,4 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded. . . .

Context
Eliphaz Exhorts Job
11And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters? 12Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?13And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.…
Cross References
Job 11:7
Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?

Job 11:8
He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?

Job 35:5
Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.

Lexicon
Is not
הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ (hălō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

God
אֱ֭לוֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: God -- a deity, the Deity

as high
גֹּ֣בַהּ (gō·ḇah)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1363: Elation, grandeur, arrogance

as the heavens?
שָׁמָ֑יִם (šā·mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky

Look at
וּרְאֵ֤ה (ū·rə·’êh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the highest
רֹ֖אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

stars,
כּוֹכָבִ֣ים (kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3556: A star, a prince

how
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

lofty they are!
רָֽמּוּ׃ (rām·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise


Additional Translations
Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?

Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!

Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Is not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight of the stars, how high they are!

"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!

Is not God high in heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
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