Job 22:13 “Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness…”

Job 22:13

Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

World English Bible

You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

American Standard Version

And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Geneva Bible 1599

But thou sayest, How should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?

Darby Translation

And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

Young's Literal Translation

And thou hast said, 'What — hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

Bible in Basic English

And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?

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Cross references

“doth God know”

Ezekiel 8:12 Psalm 10:11 Psalm 73:11 Ezekiel 9:9 Psalm 59:7 Psalm 94:7–9

Ezekiel 8:12 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the lan…

Psalm 10:11 · BSB

He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

Psalm 73:11 · BSB

The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

Ezekiel 9:9 · BSB

He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

Psalm 59:7 · BSB

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

Psalm 94:7–9 · BSB

They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

Also

Isaiah 29:15 Psalm 64:5

Isaiah 29:15 · BSB

Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

Psalm 64:5 · BSB

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven. ’

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