Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth El know? 1 Can He judge through the thick cloud? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
In Context
12Is not Eloah in the height of Shomayim? 1 And hinei the rosh kokhavim, how high they are! 1
14Thick clouds veil Him, that He seeth not; 1 and He walketh in the vault of Shomayim. 1
Cross References
Job 34:22There is no choshech, nor tzalmavet, 1 where the po'alei aven (evildoers) may hide themselves. 1
Psalms 59:7They return at erev; 1 they growl like a kelev (dog), 1 and prowl around the Ir. 1
Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth El (G-d) know? 1 And is there knowledge in Elyon? 1
Psalms 139:7To where can I go from Thy Ruach? + 139:7 Hakodesh 1 Or to where shall I flee from Thy presence? 1
Jeremiah 23:24Can any ish hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith Hashem. Do not I fill Shomayim and Ha'Aretz? saith Hashem.
Ezekiel 9:9Then He said unto me, The avon Bais Yisroel and Yehudah is exceeding great, and HaAretz is full of damim, and the Ir full of injustice; for they say, Hashem hath forsaken Ha'Aretz, and Hashem 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 →