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Job 22:12-20
Lexham English Bible
Job 22:12-20
Lexham English Bible
12 “Is not God in the height of the heavens?
But[a] see how lofty are the highest stars.[b]
13 And you ask, ‘What does God know?
Can he judge through deep gloom?
14 Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he does not see;
and he walks about on the dome of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the way of old
that the people of mischief have trod,
16 who were snatched away before their time,[c]
whose foundation was washed away by a current?
17 Those who said to God, ‘Turn away from us,’
and ‘What can Shaddai do to us?’
18 Yet[d] he himself[e] filled up their houses with good things,
but[f] the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
19 The righteous see, and they rejoice,
but[g] the innocent one mocks at them.
20 Surely[h] our foe perishes,
and fire has consumed their remainder.[i]
Job 22:12-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 22:12-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 Isn’t God as high as the heavens?
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!
13 Yet you say: “What does God know?
Can He judge through thick darkness?(A)
14 Clouds(B) veil Him so that He cannot see,
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”
15 Will you continue on the ancient path
that wicked men have walked?
16 They were snatched away before their time,
and their foundations(C) were washed away by a river.
17 They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”[a](D)
18 But it was He who filled their houses with good things.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
19 The righteous see this and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,(E)
20 “Surely our opponents are destroyed,
and fire has consumed what they left behind.”(F)
Footnotes
- Job 22:17 LXX, Syr; MT reads him
Job 22:12-20
New International Version
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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