Job 22:12
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Brenton Septuagint
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
11The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
13And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
Cross References
Job 35:5Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.
Psalms 115:3What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?
Ecclesiastes 5:1Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Isaiah 57:15Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high for ever, + 57:15 Or, Most Holy.Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the broken-hearted:
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 →