Job 12:22

Job 12:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
• New International Version (NIV)He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.

Context of Job 12:22

20He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders; 21He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty; He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death; 23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in; 24He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.

Job 12:22 word by word

מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

• deepצַלְמָ֫וֶתtsalmâveth · shadowH6757
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Job 12:22

• Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that God passeth by [much] of thine iniquity!
• Job 28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
• 2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
• Psalms 44:21Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
• Psalms 139:12Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
• Daniel 2:22It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
• Matthew 10:26Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.
• 1 Corinthians 2:10but God has revealed to us by [his] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.
• Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.
• Job 24:17For the morning is to them all [as] the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
• Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
• Amos 5:8[seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
• Luke 1:79to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.

Commentaries on Job 12:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22He discovereth deep things out of darkness - This may refer either to God's works in the great deep, or to the plots and stratagems of wicked men, conspiracies that were deeply laid, well digested, and about to be produced into existence, when death, whose shadow had hitherto concealed them, is to glut himself with carnage.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22He discovereth deep thirsts out of darkness - That is, God discloses truths which are wholly beyond the power of man to discover - truths that seem to be hidden in profound night. This may refer either to the revelation which God was believed to have furnished, or to his power of bringing out the most secret thoughts and purposes, or to his power of predicting future events by bringing them out of darkness to the clear light of day, or to his power of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-25Verses 12-25 This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of His own will, which none can resist. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of others, to dwell most upon the great things in which they agree. Here are no complaints, or reflections. He…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22He reveals the deep things: This phrase might refer to Zophar’s words that God’s knowledge is "deeper than Sheol" (11:8). darkness … deep shadows: The Old Testament often describes God as living in darkness and showing himself through darkness (1 Kings 8:12; 2 Chronicles 6:1; 2 Samuel 22:10, 12; Psalm 18:9, 11). Examples are when he gave the law at Sinai or when he comes in judgment (Deuteronomy 4:11; 5:22–23; Zephaniah 1:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Da 2:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 12:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
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In the dictionaries

• Shadow of Death
• Deep
• Discover
• Job, Book of
• Satan

Commentaries on Job 12

• 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