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Job 12:22

He causes things that are hidden in the darkness to be revealed.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

In Context

21He causes those who have authority to be despised, and he causes those who are powerful to no longer have any power/strength.

23He causes some nations to become very great, and later he destroys them; he causes the territory of some nations to become much larger, and later he causes them to be defeated and their people to be scattered.

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Cross References

2 Kings 6:12One of his officers answered, “Your Majesty, it is not one of us. Elisha the prophet knows what we plan to do, and he tells the king of Israel everything. He even knows what you say in your own bedroom!”

Job 11:6God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!

Job 28:20“So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?

Psalms 44:21you certainly would have known that, because you know even what we secretly think.

Psalms 139:12but even if that happened, the darkness would not be darkness for you! For you, the night is as bright as the daytime is, because for you, daylight and darkness are ◄not different/the same►.

Amos 5:8Do you know who created all the groups of stars and put them in their places? Each morning he causes the darkness to become the dawn, and each evening he causes the daylight to become darkness. He scoops up water from the oceans to become clouds, and then he dumps the water from the clouds onto the earth. The one who does those things is named Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →

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