The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. Zophar's metaphors are drawn from the objects which, to his mind, exceed in extent all others. "The earth" and "the sea" represent to him the illimitable.
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Job 11:9
Job 11:9
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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