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# General Information:
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In these verses, Eliphaz continues his speech from [Job 4:01](../04/01.md). The writer continues to use parallelism in each verse, conveying a single idea using two different statements to emphasize that Job needs to plead his case to God who does wonderful things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number
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"great things that cannot be understood, wonders that cannot be counted"
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# unsearchable things
This refers to things that mankind cannot understand. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# great and unsearchable things
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Here the writer uses two independent words connected by "and" to emphasize the greatness of God's actions. AT: "greatly profound things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
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# marvelous things
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"wonderful things" or "wonders"