Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Holman Bible
And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!
International Standard Version
"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!
A Conservative Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
American Standard Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Amplified
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the distant stars, how high they are!
Bible in Basic English
Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!
Darby Translation
Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
Julia Smith Translation
Is not God high in the heavens? and see the head of the stars for they were lifted up.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.
Modern King James verseion
Is not God high in Heaven? And behold the leading stars, for they are high.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now because that God is higher than the heavens, and because thou seest the stars are so high,
NET Bible
"Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!
New Heart English Bible
"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are.
The Emphasized Bible
Is not, GOD, in the height of the heavens? Behold, then, the head of the stars, that they are high.
Webster
Is not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight of the stars, how high they are!
World English Bible
"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
Youngs Literal Translation
Is not God high in heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
11 Or darkness, that you can not see; and abundance of waters cover you. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Names
Cross References
Job 11:8
It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
Psalm 8:3-4
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
Psalm 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: he has done whatsoever he has pleased.
Psalm 115:16
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth has he given to the children of men.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:1
Thus says the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?