Job 34:22
There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
In Context
21For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
23For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.
Cross References
Job 3:5Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.
Job 12:22Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright;
Job 24:17For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.
Psalms 5:5\5:4\For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.
Psalms 139:12Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.
Isaiah 9:2The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →