Job 22:13

And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

In Context

12Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?

14The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven.

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Cross References

Job 34:22There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.

Psalms 59:7They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.

Psalms 73:11And they said: How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

Psalms 139:7If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.

Jeremiah 23:24Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord?

Ezekiel 9:9And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.

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 →

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