Job 22:11
And did you think that you would not see darkness and that you were not to be overwhelmed by the onrush of overflowing waters?
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
In Context
10Because of this, you are surrounded by traps, and unexpected fears will disturb you.
Cross References
Job 5:14They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night.
Job 18:6Light will become darkness in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him will be extinguished.
Job 19:8He has hemmed in my path, and I cannot pass; he has added darkness to my difficult path.
Psalms 69:2O God, reach out to help me. O Lord, hasten to assist me.
Proverbs 4:19The way of the impious is darkened. They do not know where they may fall.
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 →