Bible Cross References
thou knowest not what
John 3:8
The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
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Psalm 139:14
I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart.
Psalm 139:15
When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother's womb, when I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there---
even
Ecclesiastes 7:24
How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand.
Ecclesiastes 8:17
and never be able to understand what God is doing. However hard you try, you will never find out. The wise may claim to know, but they don't.
Job 5:9
We cannot understand the great things he does, and to his miracles there is no end.
Job 26:5-14
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The spirits of the dead tremble in the waters under the earth.
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The world of the dead lies open to God; no covering shields it from his sight.
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God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space.
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It is God who fills the clouds with water and keeps them from bursting with the weight.
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He hides the full moon behind a cloud.
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He divided light from darkness by a circle drawn on the face of the sea.
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When he threatens the pillars that hold up the sky, they shake and tremble with fear.
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It is his strength that conquered the sea; by his skill he destroyed the monster Rahab.
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It is his breath that made the sky clear, and his hand that killed the escaping monster.
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But these are only hints of his power, only the whispers that we have heard. Who can know how truly great God is?
Job 36:24-33
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He has always been praised for what he does; you also must praise him.
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Everyone has seen what he has done; but we can only watch from a distance.
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We cannot fully know his greatness or count the number of his years.
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It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain.
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He lets the rain pour from the clouds in showers for all human beings.
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No one knows how the clouds move or how the thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells.
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He sends lightning through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark.
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This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food.
32
He seizes the lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark.
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Thunder announces the approaching storm, and the cattle know it is coming.
Job 37:23
God's power is so great that we cannot come near him; he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.
Job 38:4-41
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Were you there when I made the world? If you know so much, tell me about it.
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Who decided how large it would be? Who stretched the measuring line over it? Do you know all the answers?
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What holds up the pillars that support the earth? Who laid the cornerstone of the world?
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In the dawn of that day the stars sang together, and the heavenly beings shouted for joy.
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Who closed the gates to hold back the sea when it burst from the womb of the earth?
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It was I who covered the sea with clouds and wrapped it in darkness.
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I marked a boundary for the sea and kept it behind bolted gates.
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I told it, "So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop."
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Job, have you ever in all your life commanded a day to dawn?
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Have you ordered the dawn to seize the earth and shake the wicked from their hiding places?
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Daylight makes the hills and valleys stand out like the folds of a garment, clear as the imprint of a seal on clay.
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The light of day is too bright for the wicked and restrains them from doing violence.
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Have you been to the springs in the depths of the sea? Have you walked on the floor of the ocean?
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Has anyone ever shown you the gates that guard the dark world of the dead?
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Have you any idea how big the world is? Answer me if you know.
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Do you know where the light comes from or what the source of darkness is?
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Can you show them how far to go, or send them back again?
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I am sure you can, because you're so old and were there when the world was made!
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Have you ever visited the storerooms, where I keep the snow and the hail?
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I keep them ready for times of trouble, for days of battle and war.
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Have you been to the place where the sun comes up, or the place from which the east wind blows?
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Who dug a channel for the pouring rain and cleared the way for the thunderstorm?
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Who makes rain fall where no one lives?
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Who waters the dry and thirsty land, so that grass springs up?
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Does either the rain or the dew have a father?
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Who is the mother of the ice and the frost,
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which turn the waters to stone and freeze the face of the sea?
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Can you tie the Pleiades together or loosen the bonds that hold Orion?
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Can you guide the stars season by season and direct the Big and the Little Dipper?
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Do you know the laws that govern the skies, and can you make them apply to the earth?
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Can you shout orders to the clouds and make them drench you with rain?
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And if you command the lightning to flash, will it come to you and say, "At your service"?
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Who tells the ibis when the Nile will flood, or who tells the rooster that rain will fall?
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Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain,
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rain that hardens the dust into lumps?
39
Do you find food for lions to eat, and satisfy hungry young lions
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when they hide in their caves, or lie in wait in their dens?
41
Who is it that feeds the ravens when they wander about hungry, when their young cry to me for food?
Job 39:1-41
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Do you know when mountain goats are born? Have you watched wild deer give birth?
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Do you know how long they carry their young? Do you know the time for their birth?
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Do you know when they will crouch down and bring their young into the world?
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In the wilds their young grow strong; they go away and don't come back.
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Who gave the wild donkeys their freedom? Who turned them loose and let them roam?
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I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
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They keep far away from the noisy cities, and no one can tame them and make them work.
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The mountains are the pastures where they feed, where they search for anything green to eat.
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Will a wild ox work for you? Is he willing to spend the night in your stable?
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Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow? Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
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Can you rely on his great strength and expect him to do your heavy work?
12
Do you expect him to bring in your harvest and gather the grain from your threshing place?
13
How fast the wings of an ostrich beat! But no ostrich can fly like a stork.
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The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground for the heat in the soil to warm them.
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She is unaware that a foot may crush them or a wild animal break them.
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She acts as if the eggs were not hers, and is unconcerned that her efforts were wasted.
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It was I who made her foolish and did not give her wisdom.
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But when she begins to run, she can laugh at any horse and rider.
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Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong and gave them their flowing manes?
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Did you make them leap like locusts and frighten people with their snorting?
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They eagerly paw the ground in the valley; they rush into battle with all their strength.
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They do not know the meaning of fear, and no sword can turn them back.
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The weapons which their riders carry rattle and flash in the sun.
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Trembling with excitement, the horses race ahead; when the trumpet blows, they can't stand still.
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At each blast of the trumpet they snort; they can smell a battle before they get near, and they hear the officers shouting commands.
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Does a hawk learn from you how to fly when it spreads its wings toward the south?
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Does an eagle wait for your command to build its nest high in the mountains?
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It makes its home on the highest rocks and makes the sharp peaks its fortress.
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From there it watches near and far for something to kill and eat.
30
Around dead bodies the eagles gather, and the young eagles drink the blood.
Psalm 40:5
You have done many things for us, O LORD our God; there is no one like you! You have made many wonderful plans for us. I could never speak of them all--- their number is so great!
Psalm 92:5
How great are your actions, LORD! How deep are your thoughts!
Psalm 104:24
LORD, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.
Isaiah 40:28
Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The LORD is the everlasting God; he created all the world. He never grows tired or weary. No one understands his thoughts.
Romans 11:33
How great are God's riches! How deep are his wisdom and knowledge! Who can explain his decisions? Who can understand his ways?