Job 22:12
“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
World English Bible Updated
In The King James Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
In Context
11or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
13You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Cross References
Job 35:5Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
Isaiah 57:15For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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 →