Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whatever exists is far off and most profound— who can discover it? New Living Translation Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find. English Standard Version That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? Berean Standard Bible What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? King James Bible That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? New King James Version As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out? New American Standard Bible What has been is remote and very mysterious. Who can discover it? NASB 1995 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it? NASB 1977 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it? Legacy Standard Bible What has been is far away and exceedingly deep. Who can find it? Amplified Bible Whatever has been is far off, deeply remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it [for it is beyond the grasp of man]? Christian Standard Bible What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it? Holman Christian Standard Bible What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it? American Standard Version That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out? Contemporary English Version The truth is beyond us. It's far too deep. English Revised Version That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out? GOD'S WORD® Translation Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is? Good News Translation How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand. International Standard Version Whatever it is, it's far off and most profound. Who can attain it? Majority Standard Bible What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? NET Bible Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom. New Heart English Bible That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out? Webster's Bible Translation That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out? World English Bible That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFar off [is] that which has been, and deep, deep, who finds it? Young's Literal Translation Far off is that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it? Smith's Literal Translation What was far off, and the depth, deep, who shall find it? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMuch more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out? Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible What exists is far-reaching; it is deep, very deep: Who can find it out? New Revised Standard Version That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, wisdom was far off; it also had depth beyond depth; who can find it out? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beyond all that is distant and the depth of depths; who will find it? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out? Brenton Septuagint Translation That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Limits of Human Wisdom…23All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. 24What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? 25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.… Cross References Job 28:12-28 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. / The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ ... Proverbs 30:3-4 I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. / Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know! Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Job 11:7-9 Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. Psalm 92:5 How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. Matthew 11:25-27 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. Treasury of Scripture That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? Deuteronomy 30:11-14 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off… Job 11:7,8 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? … Job 28:12-23,28 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? … Jump to Previous Deep Discover Exceeding Exceedingly Existence Far Find Mysterious Profound Remote True. Whatever WisdomJump to Next Deep Discover Exceeding Exceedingly Existence Far Find Mysterious Profound Remote True. Whatever WisdomEcclesiastes 7 1. remedies against vanity are, a good name2. mortification 7. patience 11. wisdom 23. The difficulty of wisdom What exists The phrase "what exists" refers to the realities and truths of life that are present in the world. In the Hebrew text, this is often understood as encompassing all of creation and the divine order established by God. The Hebrew word used here can imply not just physical existence but also the essence and purpose behind it. From a conservative Christian perspective, this acknowledges God's sovereignty and the complexity of His creation, which is beyond human comprehension. is out of reach and very deep Who can fathom it? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what exists שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה (še·hā·yāh) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be is out of reach רָח֖וֹק (rā·ḥō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious and very deep. וְעָמֹ֥ק ׀ (wə·‘ā·mōq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6013: Deep Who מִ֥י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can fathom it? יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ (yim·ṣā·’en·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Links Ecclesiastes 7:24 NIVEcclesiastes 7:24 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:24 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:24 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:24 KJV Ecclesiastes 7:24 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 7:24 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 7:24 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 7:24 French Bible Ecclesiastes 7:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 7:24 That which is is far off (Ecclesiast. 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