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That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
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God's Ways Are Unsearchable
This verse expresses profound humility. Commentators explain that the fundamental nature of reality and the workings of God's divine plan ("that which is") are "far off and exceeding deep." They are simply beyond the full grasp of the human mind, reminding us that our understanding is limited and God's wisdom is infinite.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Literally, Far off is that which has been (that is, events as they have occurred in the order of Divine Providence), and deep, deep, who can find i…
19th Century
Anglican
Rather translate, That which is, is far off. The phrase, “that which is,” or “has been,” to denote the existing constitution of the univer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That which is far off Or, "far off [is] that which has been" F7 . That which has been done by God already…
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