Job 22:12
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
In Context
11or darkness, so that thou cannot see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
13And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Cross References
Job 35:5Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever he pleased.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.
Isaiah 57:15For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart o
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →