Ayub 22:12

22:12 “Is not God on high in heaven? ¹ 

And see ²  the lofty stars, ³  how high they are!

Ayub 42:2

42:2 “I know that you can do all things;

no purpose of yours can be thwarted;

[22:12]  ¹ tn This reading preserves the text as it is. The nouns “high” and “heavens” would then be taken as adverbial accusatives of place (see GKC 373-74 §118.g).

[22:12]  ² tn The parallel passage in Isa 40:26-27, as well as the context here, shows that the imperative is to be retained here. The LXX has “he sees.”

[22:12]  ³ tn Heb “head of the stars.”