EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 12:22
22He shows people things that have been secrets. He shines light into dark places.
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 stops faithful men from giving advice. He removes the wisdom of old men. 21He causes rulers to be ashamed. He destroys the power of strong men. He shows people things that have been secrets. He shines light into dark places. 23He can make nations become great. He can also destroy them. He can make their land become bigger. He can also send their people away to other places. 24He stops the world's leaders from understanding things properly. He sends them to travel through empty deserts.
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מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 12:22
- Job 11:6He would show you the secret of wisdom. True wisdom is not easy to understand. But you must understand this: God is punishing you less than you deserve.
- Job 28:20So where can we find wisdom? Where can we learn to understand things properly?
- 2 Kings 6:12One of his officers said, ‘None of us is helping him, my master the king. There is a prophet who lives in Israel. His name is Elisha. He tells the king of Israel every word that you speak secretly, even what you say in your bedroom!’
- Psalms 44:21But if we had done that, you would have discovered it. You know even our most secret thoughts.
- Psalms 139:12But it is never too dark for you to see. For you, the night has as much light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you!
- Daniel 2:22He explains difficult problems and secret things. He knows about all things, even when they are in dark places. He himself lives in the light.
- Matthew 10:26So do not be afraid of these people. They hide the things that they do. But there will be a time when other people will see those things. Everyone will know all their secrets.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has sent his Spirit to show these secrets to us. God's Spirit looks carefully into everything. He even knows God's secret thoughts.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
- Job 3:5That day should remain in a dark shadow. Clouds should cover it so that everywhere is black.
- Job 24:17They all like to do evil things at night, rather than in the light of morning. They are not afraid of things that happen in the dark, as other people are.
- Job 34:22People who do wicked things cannot hide themselves. There is no place dark enough for them to hide from God.
- Amos 5:8The Lord made the groups of stars called Pleiades and Orion. The Lord changes the night into dawn, and he changes the day back to night again. He takes the water in the sea, and he pours it out as rain on the earth. The Lord is his name!
- Luke 1:79He will bring light to people who are living without God. It is like those people are living in the dark. They are afraid to die. But he will shine on them. He will show us how to live so that we will not be afraid.’
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
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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
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