Job 22:13

Modern

Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Traditional

And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Literal

And you say, ‘What does God know? How can He judge through the dark cloud?

Latin

Et dicis: Quid enim novit Deus? et quasi per caliginem judicat.

Hebrew

English

Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

What does God know?: Job did not claim that God cannot see, but others have (see Psalms 10:11; 73:11; 94:7).

Ezekiel 8:12
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
Psalm 73:11
The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
Ezekiel 9:9
He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
Psalm 94:7–9
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Psalm 59:7
See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
Psalm 64:5
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Zephaniah 1:12
And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God