Job 22:11
The light has proved darkness to thee, 1 And water has covered thee on thy lying down. 1
Updated 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, 1 And disastrous war has troubled thee. 1
12Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? 1 And has he not brought down the proud? 1
Cross References
Job 5:14In the day darkness shall come upon them, 1 And let them grope in the noonday even as in the night: 1
Job 18:6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, 1 And his lamp shall be put out with him. 1
Job 19:8I am fenced round about, and can by no means escape: 1 He has set darkness before my face. 1
Psalms 69:2Draw nigh, O God, to my help. 1
Proverbs 4:19But the ways of the ungodly are dark; 1 They know not how they stumble. 1
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 →