KJV King James Version
Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
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Job 22:14
Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
WEB World English Bible
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
ASV American Standard Version
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thick clouds are a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;’ And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,
Surrounding context — Job 22
11 Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12 [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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.
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
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Cross-references
Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.Psalm 33:14From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.Psalm 139:11-12If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.Job 26:9He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.Jeremiah 23:24Can 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.Luke 12:2-3For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.Job 34:22[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.Psalm 139:1-2To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
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