Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
King James Version
In Context
12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Cross References
Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Psalms 139:7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 9:9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD 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 →