Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
In Context
21He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
Cross References
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that God passeth by [much] of thine iniquity!
Job 28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Psalms 44:21Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Psalms 139:12Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
Amos 5:8[seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →