Job 22:12
Is not God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
In Context
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.
13And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
Cross References
Job 35:5Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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 →