Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he will not see; and he walketh along on the circle of heaven.”
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
In Context
13But thou sayest, “What doth God know? can he judge behind the darkness?
15Wilt thou [thus] observe the path of ancient times which the men of injustice have trodden?
Cross References
Job 26:9He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
Psalms 33:14From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
Psalms 139:1“To the chief musician, by David, a psalm.” O Lord! thou hast searched me through, and thou knowest [me].
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.
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 →