And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Treasury of Scripture How. or, What. doth God know Psalm 10:11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it. Psalm 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear? Psalm 73:11 And they say, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? Psalm 94:7-9 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it... Ezekiel 8:12 Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark... Ezekiel 9:9 Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood... Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees...
Context Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself? 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect? 4Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment? 5Is not your wickedness great? and your iniquities infinite? 6For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelled in it. 9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you; 11Or darkness, that you can not see; and abundance of waters cover you. 12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circuit of heaven. 15Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood: 17Which said to God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumes. 21Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come to you. 22Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. 23If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tabernacles. 24Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25Yes, the Almighty shall be your defense, and you shall have plenty of silver. 26For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God. 27You shall make your prayer to him, and he shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows. 28You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you: and the light shall shine on your ways. 29When men are cast down, then you shall say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of your hands. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.
Darby Bible Translation
And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
King James Bible
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast said, 'What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?
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