Job 12:22

22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.

Job 12:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
ESV
22 He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.
NLT
22 “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.
MSG
22 He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun.
CSB
22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.

Job 12:22 In-Context

20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
21 He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he makes them wander in a trackless waste.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 4:5
  • 2. Job 3:5
  • 3. Psalms 139:12; Daniel 2:22
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