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# The matter
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This refers to understanding God. Alternate translation: "To understand God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# is as high as heaven ... deeper than Sheol
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The impossibility of understanding God is spoken of as if it were impossible to go to these extremely far away places. Alternate translation: "is as inaccessible as the highest places in heaven ... is more inaccessible than the deepest places in Sheol" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# what can you do?
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Zophar uses this question to show that a person cannot do anything to understand God fully. Alternate translation: "you cannot do anything." or "you cannot understand him fully." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# what can you know?
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Zophar uses this question to show that a person cannot do anything to know God fully. Alternate translation: "you cannot know God fully." or "you cannot know all there is to know." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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