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Job 22:12–20

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12Is not God in qthe height of heaven?

And behold †the height of the stars, how high they are!

13And thou sayest, ||rHow doth God know?

Can he judge through the sdark cloud?

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

And he walketh in the ucircuit of heaven.

15Hast thou xmarked the old way

Which wicked men have trodden?

16Which were ycut down zout of time,

†Whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

17aWhich said unto God, Depart from us:

And bwhat can the Almighty do ||cfor them?

18Yet he filled their houses with good things:

But dthe counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19eThe righteous see it, and are glad:

And the innocent flaugh them to scorn.

20Whereas our ||substance is not cut down,

But ||the remnant of them gthe fire consumeth.

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  1. qSo ch. 11:8 marg.
  2. †Heb. the head of the stars.
  3. ||Or, What.
  4. rPs. 73:11. So Ps. 10:11. & 59:7. & 64:5. & 94:7. Isai. 29:15. Ezek. 8:12. & 9:9.
  5. sch. 38:9 (Heb.).
  6. tComp. Ps. 139:11, 12.
  7. uProv. 8:27 marg. Is. 40:22 (Heb.). So ch. 26:10.
  8. xRather see 2 Sam. 22:22.
  9. ySo ch. 16:8.
  10. zSee ch. 15:32.
  11. †Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation. Comp. Gen. 7:11. 1 Pet. 3:20. 2 Pet. 2:5.
  12. ach. 21:14.
  13. bSo Ps. 4:6.
  14. ||Or, to them?
  15. cPs. 68:28. Isai. 26:12 marg.
  16. dch. 21:16.
  17. ePs. 58:10. & 107:42. So Ps. 52:6. & 64:9, 10.
  18. fPs. 2:4 (Heb.).
  19. ||Or, estate. Rather as ch. 27:7.
  20. ||Or, their excellency. Gen. 49:3. Ps. 17:14 (Heb.).
  21. gch. 1:16.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Is not God high in the heavens?

See the highest stars, how lofty they are!

But you say, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge through the deep darkness?

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

and he walks on the vault of heaven.’

Will you keep to the old way

that wicked men have trod?

They were snatched away before their time;

their foundation was washed away.

They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’

and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’

Yet he filled their houses with good things—

but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

The righteous see it and are glad;

the innocent one mocks at them,

saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,

and what they left the fire has consumed.’

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Is not God in the heights of heaven?

And see how lofty are the highest stars!

Yet you say, ‘What does God know?

Does he judge through such darkness?

Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us

as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’

Will you keep to the old path

that the wicked have trod?

They were carried off before their time,

their foundations washed away by a flood.

They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!

What can the Almighty do to us?’

Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,

so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.

The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;

the innocent mock them, saying,

‘Surely our foes are destroyed,

and fire devours their wealth.’

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Isn’t God as high as the heavens?

And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!

Yet you say, “What does God know?

Can he judge through total darkness?

Clouds veil him so that he cannot see,

as he walks on the circle of the sky.”

Will you continue on the ancient path

that wicked men have walked?

They were snatched away before their time,

and their foundations were washed away by a river.

They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”

and “What can the Almighty do to us?”

But it was he who filled their houses with good things.

The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

The righteous see this and rejoice;

the innocent mock them, saying,

“Surely our opponents are destroyed,

and fire has consumed what they left behind.”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“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?

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

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

“Will you continue on the old paths

where evil people have walked?

They were snatched away in the prime of life,

the foundations of their lives washed away.

For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone!

What can the Almighty do to us?’

Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things,

so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.

“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,

and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed.

The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Is not God in the height of the heavens?

But see how lofty are the highest stars.

And you ask, ‘What does God know?

Can he judge through deep gloom?

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

and he walks about on the dome of heaven.’

Will you keep to the way of old

that the people of mischief have trod,

who were snatched away before their time,

whose foundation was washed away by a current?

Those who said to God, ‘Turn away from us,’

and ‘What can Shaddai do to us?’

Yet he himself filled up their houses with good things,

but the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.

The righteous see, and they rejoice,

but the innocent one mocks at them.

Surely our foe perishes,

and fire has consumed their remainder.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press