Elihu exclaims 'God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things which we cannot comprehend,' affirming divine mystery and the limits of human comprehension. This verse concedes that divine action is mysterious and that human understanding cannot fully grasp divine purposes. Elihu uses this acknowledgment of mystery to suggest humility before divine action. Yet the verse also raises questions: if divine action is so mysterious that humans cannot comprehend it, how can Elihu claim to understand and explain divine justice in Job's suffering? The verse subtly acknowledges the inadequacy of explanatory systems like those Elihu has been defending.

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