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Job 22:11 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Job 22:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 22 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.”
Job 22:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see (אוֹ־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־תִרְאֶה)—Choshech (darkness) in Hebrew wisdom literature represents confusion, disorientation, and divine absence. Job has repeatedly described this darkness (3:4-9, 10:21-22, 23:17), but Eliphaz treats it as deserved judgment rather than mysterious trial.Abundance of waters cover thee (וְשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּךָּ)—Shiph'at-mayim (flood of waters) evokes chaos and destruction, possibly alluding to the Flood judgment. The drowning imagery pictures overwhelming, inescapable calamity. Eliphaz sees divine retribution; Job experiences divine hi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 22:11
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“I am cut off.”
“God”
“in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.”
“and has set darkness in my paths.”
“the stream would have gone over our soul;”
“and see distress”
“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”
“and chased out of the world.”
“a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains”