Job 22:12 · KJV
“{Is} not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! {height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars}”
— Job 22:12
Or darkness, {that} thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? {How: or, What}
Job 22 — Context
Therefore snares {are} round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11Or 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! {height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars}
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? {How: or, What}
14Thick clouds {are} a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Cross References
Psalms 8:3-4
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Isaiah 66:1
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven {is} my throne, and the earth {is} my footstool: where {is} the house that ye build unto me? and where {is} the place of my rest?
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter {any} thing before God: for God {is} in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. {thing: or, word}
Job 11:8
{It is} as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? {as high...: Heb. the heights of heaven}
Psalms 115:3
But our God {is} in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name {is} Holy; I dwell in the high and holy {place}, with him also {that is} of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalms 115:16
The heaven, {even} the heavens, {are} the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.