Job 15:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
μέλω
mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
גָּרַע
gâraʻ
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּרַע gâraʻ
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
Study H1639 →μέλω mélō
to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)
Study G3199 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Related Passages
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit