“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! — The doxology erupts in wonder at God's inscrutability. Bathos (depth) of ploutos (riches) of sophia (wisdom) and gnōsis (knowledge) defies human comprehension. The judgments (krimai) and ways (hodoi) cannot be searched out (anexichniaslos, untraceable, unfollowable). This echoes Isaiah 40:13 and Job 41:11.
Church Fathers on Romans 11:33
“Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments!” Here after going back to former times, and looking back to God's original dispensation of things whereby the world has existed up to the present time, and having considered what special provision He had made for all occurrences, he is stricken with awe, and cries aloud, so making his hearers feel confident that certainly that will come to pass which he says. For he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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