Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 22:14 in other translations
| BSB | Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’ |
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| WEB | Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’ |
| ASV | Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. |
| YLT | Thick clouds are a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually, |
| DARBY | Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens. |
| BBE | Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven. |
| Webster | Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. |
What does Job 22:14 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 22:5-14
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.
Job 22:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 22:14
- Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
- Psalms 139:11-12
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
- Psalms 33:14
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
- Job 34:22
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
- Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
- Psalms 139:1-2
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
- Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
- Luke 12:2-3
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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Context
- Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
- Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
- Job 22:15
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Job 22:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las nubes son su escondedero, y no ve; y por el circuito del cielo se pasea. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les nuages l’enveloppent, et il ne voit pas; il se promène dans la voûte des cieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Wolken sind ihm eine Hülle, daß er nicht sieht, und er durchwandelt den Kreis des Himmels. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nubes latibulum ejus, nec nostra considerat, et circa cardines cæli perambulat. |