Job 22:13 Explained in Context

Verse 5. ⁵ Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

Verse 6. ⁶ For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Verse 7. ⁷ Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Verse 8. ⁸ But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Verse 9. ⁹ Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Verse 10. ¹⁰ Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Verse 11. ¹¹ Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Verse 12. ¹² Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Verse 13. ¹³ And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Verse 14. ¹⁴ Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.