Job 22:11
Or darkness — thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
In Context
10Therefore round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.
12Is not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
Cross References
Job 5:14By day they meet darkness, And as night — they grope at noon.
Job 18:6The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.
Job 19:8My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth.
Psalms 42:7Deep unto deep is calling At the noise of Thy water-spouts, All Thy breakers and Thy billows passed over me.
Psalms 69:2I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known 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 →