¹³And thou hast said, ‘What—hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge? ¹⁴Thick clouds are a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;’ And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And thou sayest, How doth God know?

Can he judge through the dark cloud?

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

And he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

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