Job 22:12-20
English Standard Version
12 “Is not God high in the heavens?
See (A)the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 But you say, (B)‘What does God know?
Can he judge through (C)the deep darkness?
14 (D)Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the vault of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
that wicked men have trod?
16 They were snatched away (E)before their time;
their foundation was washed away.[a]
17 They said to God, (F)‘Depart from us,’
and (G)‘What can the Almighty do to us?’[b]
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but (H)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 (I)The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent one (J)mocks at them,
20 saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
and what they left (K)the fire has consumed.’
Job 22:12-20
Common English Bible
God’s activity
12 Isn’t God in the heights of heaven;
see how high the topmost stars are?
13 You say: “What does God know?
Can he judge through thick clouds?
14 Clouds conceal him so he can’t see
while he walks on heaven’s rim.”
15 Will you keep the ancient way
traveled by sinful persons,
16 who were snatched prematurely
when a river flooded their foundations,
17 who say to God, “Turn away from us;
what can the Almighty do to us?”
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things;
a sinner’s logic is beyond me.
19 The righteous see and rejoice;
the innocent mock them:
20 our enemies are certainly cut off;
fire will devour what’s left of them.
Job 22:12-20
New International Version
12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(A)
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(B)
Does he judge through such darkness?(C)
14 Thick clouds(D) veil him, so he does not see us(E)
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(F)
15 Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked(G) have trod?(H)
16 They were carried off before their time,(I)
their foundations(J) washed away by a flood.(K)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’(L)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(M)
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(N)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(O)
the innocent mock(P) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(Q)
and fire(R) devours their wealth.’
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