Job 37:23 - Bible Gateway

Job 37:23

Concerning the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power and in judgment, and abounding in justice; He will not afflict.

ASV

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

AMP

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.

AMPC

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power; and to justice and plenteous righteousness He does no violence [He will disregard no right].

BRG

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

CSB

The Almighty—we cannot reach him— he is exalted in power! He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness,

CEB

As for the Almighty, we can’t find him— he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous— he won’t respond.

CJB

Shaddai, whom we cannot find, whose power is immense, in his great righteousness does not pervert justice.

CEV

God cannot be seen— but his power is great, and he is always fair.

DARBY

The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.

DRA

We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.

ERV

We have seen that God All-Powerful really is all powerful! But he is just and never treats anyone unfairly.

EASY

Almighty God is so great that we cannot come near to him. He is very powerful. But he always does what is right and fair. He is not cruel to people.

EHV

As for the Almighty, we cannot comprehend him. He is exalted in power, but he does not violate justice and great righteousness.

ESV

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

ESVUK

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

EXB

·The Almighty [^LShaddai] ·is too high for us to reach [^L—we cannot find him]. He ·has great [is exalted in] strength; he ·is always right and never punishes unfairly [^Lwill not violate justice and abundant righteousness].

GNV

It is the Almighty: we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power and judgment, and abundant in justice: he afflicteth not.

The Almighty, whom we can’t reach, is great in power and judgment, has more than enough righteousness, and does not oppress.

GNT

God's power is so great that we cannot come near him; he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.

HCSB

The Almighty—we cannot reach Him— He is exalted in power! He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,

ICB

God All-Powerful is too high for us to reach. He has great strength. He is always right and never punishes unfairly.

ISV

We cannot find the Almighty— he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.

JUB

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power and in judgment, and in plenty of righteousness he will not afflict.

KJV

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

AKJV

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

LSB

The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not afflict justice and abundant righteousness.

LEB

As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him; he is exalted in power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

TLB

We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty, and yet he is so just and merciful that he does not destroy us.

MSG

“Mighty God! Far beyond our reach! Unsurpassable in power and justice! It’s unthinkable that he’d treat anyone unfairly. So bow to him in deep reverence, one and all! If you’re wise, you’ll most certainly worship him.”

MEV

Concerning the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in much righteousness He will not oppress.

NOG

Shadday, whom we can’t reach, is great in power and judgment, has more than enough righteousness, and does not oppress.

NABRE

The Almighty! We cannot find him, preeminent in power and judgment, abundant in justice, who never oppresses.

NASB

The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness.

NASB1995

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.

NCB

But the Almighty we cannot find; he is unequaled in power and judgment, and in his righteousness he will not violate justice.

NCV

The Almighty is too high for us to reach. He has great strength; he is always right and never punishes unfairly.

NET

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

NIRV

We can’t reach up to the Mighty One. He is lifted high because of his power. Everything he does is fair and right. So he doesn’t crush people.

NIV

The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.

NIVUK

The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.

NKJV

As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.

NLV

We cannot come near the All-powerful. He is lifted high with power. And He is right and fair and good and will not make it hard for us.

NLT

We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us.

NRSVA