Job 22:13

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But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?'

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  • Ps 10:11 : 11 He says in his heart, 'God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.'
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each in the chamber of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’'
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.
  • Ps 73:11 : 11 They say, 'How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?'
  • Ezek 9:9 : 9 He said to me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of injustice. They say, "The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see."'
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'
  • Zeph 1:12 : 12 At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who settle like wine on its dregs, and say to themselves, 'The Lord will do neither good nor harm.'
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive." 8 Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand? 9 Does He who formed the ear not hear? Does He who formed the eye not see?
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

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    18Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.

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    33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth?

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    12He made darkness his covering around him, dense clouds of water and thick clouds of the skies.

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    29Moreover, can anyone understand the expanse of the clouds, or the thunderings of His pavilion?

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    5Look at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.

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    2Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

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    5Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.