Berean Standard Bible
Job 34:22
22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
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
20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand. 21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. 23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment. 24He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
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אֵֽין־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 34:22
- Psalms 139:11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
- Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
- Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Job 3:5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
- Job 24:17For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
- Isaiah 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Job 31:3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
- Psalms 5:5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
- Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
- Luke 13:27And he will answer, ‘I tell 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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