John Gill Commentary Job 11:9

"The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea." — Job 11:9 (ASV)

The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader
than the sea .
] Length is generally ascribed to the earth, and width to the sea; the ends of the earth are used for a great distance, and the sea is called the great and wide sea; see ^F11 (Psalms 72:1) (104:25) ; but God and his perfections, particularly his wisdom and understanding, are infinite, (Psalms 147:5) ; and will admit of no dimensions; as his love, so his wisdom, has an height which cannot be reached, a depth that cannot be fathomed, and a length and breadth immeasurable; see (Ephesians 3:18) ; from where it appears that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and incomprehensible; and since he is to be found in Christ, and in him only, it is in vain for us to seek for him elsewhere:

Next the sovereignty of God is discoursed of.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F11: "Quid oceano longius inveriri potest", Cicero. Orat. 36.