Job 22:11

Or darkness—thou canst not see, and, a flood of waters, covereth thee.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

In Context

10For this cause, round about thee, are snares, and a dread startleth thee suddenly;

12Is not, GOD, [in] the height of the heavens? Behold, then, the head of the stars, that they are high.

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Cross References

Job 5:14By day, they encounter darkness, and, as though it were night, they grope at high noon.

Job 18:6The light, hath darkened in his tent, Yea, his lamp above him, goeth out;

Job 19:8My way, hath he walled up, that I cannot pass, and, upon my paths, hath he made darkness rest;

Psalms 42:7Roaring deep unto roaring deep, is calling, at the voice of thy cataracts, All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, have passed.

Psalms 69:2I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;

Proverbs 4:19The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.

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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