Job 22:11
The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
In Context
10Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
12Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Cross References
Job 5:14In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night:
Job 18:6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
Job 19:8I am fenced round about, and can by no means escape: he has set darkness before my face.
Psalms 69:2Draw nigh, O God, to my help.
Proverbs 4:19But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
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 →