New King James Version
Job 12:22
22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.
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 Living Translation (NLT)“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.
Context of Job 12:22
20He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders. 21He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty. He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light. 23He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them. 24He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
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מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 12:22
- Job 11:6That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves.
- Job 28:20“From where then does wisdom come? 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 who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
- Psalms 44:21Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 139:12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
- Daniel 2:22He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
- Matthew 10:26Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
- Job 3:5May darkness and the shadow of death 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 them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in 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 5:8He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The Lord is His name.
- Luke 1:79To give light to those who sit in darkness and 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
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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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