Job 22:14

Modern

Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’

Traditional

Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Literal

Clouds are a covering for Him, so that He does not see, and the vault of the heavens He walks about.’

Latin

Nubes latibulum ejus, nec nostra considerat, et circa cardines cæli perambulat.

Hebrew

English

Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’

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

Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
Psalm 33:14
From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
Psalm 139:11–12
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
Job 26:9
He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
Job 34:22
There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
Psalm 139:1–2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
Luke 12:2–3
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.