Job 22:13

But thou sayest, “What doth God know? can he judge behind the darkness?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12Is not God in the height of heaven? and beholding the highest elevation of the stars, however high they are?

14Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he will not see; and he walketh along on the circle of heaven.”

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Cross References

Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the evil-doers can hide themselves.

Psalms 59:7(59:8) Behold, they sputter with their mouth: swords are in their lips; for who, [say they,] doth hear?

Psalms 73:11And they say, How should God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

Psalms 139:7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee away from thy presence?

Jeremiah 23:24If a man should hide himself in secret places should I not then see him? saith the Lord. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 9:9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and of Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood-guiltiness, and the city full of injustice; for they have said, The Lord hath forsaken the land, 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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