Job 22:13
And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
In Context
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.
Cross References
Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
Psalms 73:11And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Psalms 139:7Where shall I go from thy Spirit? Or where shall I flee from thy presence?
Jeremiah 23:24Can any man hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? says LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says LORD.
Ezekiel 9:9Then he said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness. For they say, LORD has forsaken the land, and LORD does not see.
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 →