Job 22:13

Job 22:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
• New International Version (NIV)Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?

Context of Job 22:13

11That is why you cannot see in the darkness, and waves of water cover you. 12“God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars. But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing! How can he judge through the thick darkness? 14For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’ 15“Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?

Job 22:13 word by word

וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou sayestאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• How doth Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• can he judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• through the dark cloudעֲרָפֶל‛ărâphel · cloudH6205

Cross-references for Job 22:13

• Psalms 10:11The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us! He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
• Psalms 59:7Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.
• Psalms 73:11“What does God know?” they ask. “Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
• Psalms 94:7“The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”
• Ezekiel 8:12Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’”
• Ezekiel 9:9Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’
• Zephaniah 1:12“I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.

Commentaries on Job 22:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And thou sayest, How doth God know? - That is, it “follows” from what you have said; or the opinion which you have advanced is “the same” as if you had affirmed this. How common it is to charge a man with holding what we “infer,” from something which he has advanced, he must hold, and then to proceed to argue “as if” he actually held that. The philosophy of this is plain. He advances a certain opinion. “We” infer at once that he can hold that only on…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was visited as he supposed God always visited every wicked man. He charges him with oppression, and that he did harm with his wealth and power in the time of his prosperity.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14What does God know?: Job did not claim that God cannot see, but others have (see Psalms 10:11; 73:11; 94:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Rather, And yet thou sayest, God does not concern Himself with ("know") human affairs (Psa 73:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:13

• Blasphemy
• Blindness
• God Continued...
• Infidelity

In the dictionaries

• God
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• Decree
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• Eliphaz (2)
• Eliphaz

Commentaries on Job 22

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings