Job 22:13
And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
In Context
12Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!
14Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven.
Cross References
Job 34:22There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
Psalms 59:7\59:6\They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
Psalms 73:11And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?
Psalms 139:7Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?
Jeremiah 23:24In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.
Ezekiel 9:9Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the 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 →