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Job 22:13–14

13 Yet you say: “What does God know?

Can He judge through thick darkness? b

14 Clouds c veil Him so that He cannot see,

as He walks on the circle of the sky.”

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Job 22:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?

Does he judge through such darkness?

14 Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us

as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’

Job 22:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 But you say, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge through the deep darkness?

14 Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see,

and he walks on the vault of heaven.’

Job 22:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 And thou sayest, How doth God know?

Can he judge through the dark cloud?

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not;

And he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Job 22:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing!

How can he judge through the thick darkness?

14 For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us.

He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’

Job 22:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 And you say, ‘What does God know?

Can He judge through the deep darkness?

14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,

And He walks above the circle of heaven.’

Job 22:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 But you ask, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge us through the dark clouds?

14 Thick clouds cover him so he cannot see us

as he walks around high up in the sky.’

Job 22:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 And thou sayest, What doth God know?

Can he judge through the thick darkness?

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;

And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

Job 22:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 And thou sayest, What doth •God know? will he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.

Job 22:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 You ask, ‘What does God know? 

Can he judge ⸤anything⸥ from behind a dark cloud? 

14 Thick clouds surround him so that he cannot see. 

He walks above the clouds.’ 

Job 22:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 Therefore you say, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge through the deep darkness?

14 Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see,

and he walks on the dome of heaven.’

Job 22:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 And you ask, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge through deep gloom?

14 Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he does not see;

and he walks about on the dome of heaven.’

Job 22:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 But you still say, ‘What does God know?

Can he see through the darkest clouds to judge us?

14 He goes around in the highest heavens.

Thick clouds keep him from seeing us.’

Job 22:13–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 “You say, ‘What does God know?

Can He judge through the thick darkness?

14 Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;

And He walks on the vault of heaven.’


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