New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 34:22
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, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a hand. 21“For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps. There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves. 23For He does not need to consider a person further, That he should go before God in judgment. 24He breaks in pieces the mighty without investigation, And sets 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 overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,”
- Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the Lord, And whose deeds are done in a dark place, And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
- Jeremiah 23:24Can a person hide himself in hiding places So that I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.
- Amos 9:2Though they dig into Sheol, From there My hand will take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there I will bring them down.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
- Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
- Job 3:5May darkness and black gloom claim it; May a cloud settle on it; May the blackness of the day terrify it.
- Job 24:17For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
- Job 31:3Is it not disaster to the criminal, And misfortune to those who practice injustice?
- Psalms 5:5The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice.
- Matthew 7:23And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
- Luke 13:27And yet He will say, ‘I do not know where you are from; leave 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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