Job 11:9

“The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.] Length is generally ascribed to the earth, and width to the sea; the ends of the earth are used for a great distance, and the sea is called the great and wide sea; see f487 (<197201>Psalm 72:1 104:25); but God and his perfections, particularly his wisdom and understanding, are infinite, (<19E705>Psalm 147:5); and will admit of no dimensions; as his love, so his wisdom, has an height which cannot be reached, a depth that cannot be fathomed, and a length and breadth immeasurable; (see <490318>Ephesians 3:18); from hence it appears that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and incomprehensible; and since he is to be found in…”

“The measure thereof is longer than the earth - The measure of the knowledge of God. The extent of the earth would be one of the longest measures known to the ancients. Yet it is now impossible to ascertain what ideas were attached, in the time of Job, to the extent of the earth - and it is not necessary to know this in order to understand this expression. It is morally certain that the prevailing ideas were very limited, and that a small part of the earth was then known. The general belief seems to have been, that it was a vast plain, surrounded by water - but how supported, and what were its limits, were evidently matters to them unknown. The earliest knowledge which we have of geography,…”

“longer: Job 28:24, Job 28:25; Psa 65:5-8, Psa 139:9, Psa 139:10 Job 11:10”