Job 22:13

Wilt thou say then, What doth GOD know? Out through a thick cloud, can he judge?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 height of the heavens? Behold, then, the head of the stars, that they are high.

14Dark clouds, are a veil to him, and he cannot see, or, the vault of the heavens, doth he walk?

Read all of Job 22

Cross References

Job 34:22No darkness, and no death-shade, where the workers of iniquity may hide.

Psalms 59:7Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For [say they], Who doth hear?

Psalms 73:11And they say—How doth GOD know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

Psalms 139:7Whither can I go from thy spirit? or whither, from thy face, can I flee?

Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh,—The heavens and the earth, do I not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.

Ezekiel 9:9And he said unto me the iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah, is exceeding, great, and the land is filled with shed blood, and the city is full of over-reaching,—for they have said. Yahweh hath forsaken the land,— and Yahweh doth 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Job 22:13