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Job 34:22
22There is no darkness nor deep shadow Where the evildoers may hide themselves.
Job 34:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness, where evildoers can hide.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There is no darkness nor shadow of death Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Context of Job 34:22
20In a moment they die, even at midnight The people are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand. 21“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps. There is no darkness nor deep shadow Where the evildoers may hide themselves. 23For He sets no appointed time for a man, That he should appear before Him in judgment. 24He breaks mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.
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אֵֽין־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 34:22
- Psalms 139:11If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, And the night will be the only light around me,”
- Isaiah 29:15Woe (judgment is coming) to those who [try to] deeply hide their plans from the Lord, Whose deeds are done in a dark place, And who say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
- Jeremiah 23:24“Can anyone hide himself in secret places So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord. “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
- Amos 9:2Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment].
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
- Hebrews 4:13And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the wealthy and the strong and everyone, [whether] slave or free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
- Job 3:5Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own; Let a cloud settle upon it; Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).
- Job 24:17For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight]; For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness Will see a great Light; Those who live in the dark land, The Light will shine on them.
- Job 31:3Does not tragedy fall [justly] on the unjust And disaster to those who work wickedness?
- Psalms 5:5The boastful and the arrogant will not stand in Your sight; You hate all who do evil.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But it is ruin to those who do evil.
- Matthew 7:23And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me [you are banished from My presence], you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].’
- Luke 13:27but He will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers!’
Commentaries on Job 34:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22There is no darkness - In this life; and no shadow of death in the other world - no annihilation in which the workers of iniquity may hide themselves, or take refuge.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22There is no darkness - No dark cavern which can furnish a place of concealment. The guilty usually take refuge in some obscure place where people cannot detect them. But Elihu says that man has no power of concealing himself thus from God. Nor shadow of death - A phrase here signifying deep darkness; see it explained in the notes at Job 3:5. Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves - That is, where they may conceal themselves so as not to be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-30Verses 16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his cause before God. Elihu asks…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Evil people may try to hide in darkness (Jeremiah 23:24). But they will not succeed (Psalm 139:11–12; compare Amos 9:2–3). God reveals everything (1 Corinthians 4:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. shadow of death--thick darkness (Am 9:2, 3; Psa 139:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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