Job 22:13

You say, 'What does God know? 1 Can he judge through the thick darkness? 1

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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 heights of heaven? 1 Look at the height of the stars, how high they are! 1

14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see us; 1 he walks on the vault of heaven.' 1

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Cross References

Job 34:22There is no darkness, no thick gloom 1 where the doers of iniquity may hide themselves. 1

Psalms 59:7See, they belch out with their mouths; 1 swords are in their lips, 1 for they say, “Who hears us?” 1

Psalms 73:11They say, “How does God know? 1 Is there knowledge with the Most High?” 1

Psalms 139:7Where can I go from your Spirit? 1 Where can I flee from your presence? 1

Jeremiah 23:24Can anyone hide in a secret place so I cannot see him?—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 and do I not fill the heavens and the earth?—this is Yahweh's declaration.

Ezekiel 9:9He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood and the city full of perversions, since they say, 'Yahweh has forgotten the land,' and 'Yahweh does not see!'

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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