Job 22:13

World English Bible (2000)

You say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 10:11 : 11 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides 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 do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? for they say, Yahweh doesn't see us; Yahweh has forsaken the land.
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
  • Ps 73:11 : 11 They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
  • Ezek 9:9 : 9 Then he said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion: for they say, Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh doesn't see.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us?" and "Who knows us?"
  • Zeph 1:12 : 12 It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 They say, "Yah will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider." 8 Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise? 9 He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

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  • 14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'

  • Job 22:11-12
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    11or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.

    12"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!

  • Job 37:15-16
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    15Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

    16Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

  • 11They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

  • Job 38:18-20
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    18Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.

    19"What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

    20that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

  • 32He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

  • Job 38:33-34
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    33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

    34"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?

  • Job 11:7-8
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    7"Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

    8They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

  • 12He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

  • 29Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?

  • Job 35:5-6
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    5Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.

    6If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

  • 3Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

  • 2"Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

  • 22"Shall any teach God knowledge, since he judges those who are high?

  • Job 37:21-23
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    21Now men don't see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

    22Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.

    23We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

  • 11He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

  • 14How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

  • Job 37:18-19
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    18Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

    19Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can't make our case by reason of darkness.

  • 22he reveals the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

  • 9He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.

  • 12even the darkness doesn't hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

  • 2Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

  • 27Why do you say, Jacob, and speak, Israel, "My way is hidden from Yahweh, and the justice due me is disregarded by my God?"

  • 37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

  • 4Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?

  • 44You have covered yourself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.

  • 22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.

  • 11Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

  • 3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

  • 3You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.

  • 22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

  • 13Why do you strive against him, because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?

  • 11Behold, he goes by me, and I don't see him. He passes on also, but I don't perceive him.

  • 14Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"

  • 17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

  • 2"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

  • 23"God understands its way, and he knows its place.

  • 24Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?

  • 6Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

  • 5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.