The Meaning of Job 28:23 Explained

Job 28:23

KJV: God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

YLT: God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.

Darby: God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:

ASV: God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

Discover Job 28:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 28:23?

MEANING: What does Job 28:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 28:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 28:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

God  understandeth  the way  thereof, and he knoweth  the place  thereof. 

What does Job 28:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 28:1-28 - The Pearl Of Great Price
A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1-12. This paragraph should be read in the r.v. The shaft into the earth, the miner's exile from the cheerful haunts of human life, his exposure to dangers from foul air, water, and the falling-in of the mine, the binding up of the streams, are vividly portrayed. But the miner perseveres through all till he obtains his golden spoil. Would that we were as persistent in our quest for the knowledge of God! Paul was a great miner; he went down into caverns of pain and sorrow, that he might bring to light the treasures of God's wisdom and love.
Only God knows God, Job 28:23. In the depths of His nature, dark with excess of light but hidden from the falcon's eye of human genius, are both knowledge and understanding. He waits to reveal these things to babes, saying, "Fear God, and you will be wise. Depart from evil, and you will understand," Job 28:28. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, 1 Corinthians 1:24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 28

1  There is a knowledge of natural things
12  But wisdom is an excellent gift of God

What do the individual words in Job 28:23 mean?

God understands its way and He knows - its place
אֱ֭לֹהִים הֵבִ֣ין דַּרְכָּ֑הּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יָדַ֥ע אֶת־ מְקוֹמָֽהּ

אֱ֭לֹהִים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
הֵבִ֣ין  understands 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
דַּרְכָּ֑הּ  its  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְ֝ה֗וּא  and  He 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יָדַ֥ע  knows 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מְקוֹמָֽהּ  its  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.

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