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He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds <i>are</i> a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Clouds veil him so that he cannot see, as he walks on the circle of the sky.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see, as He walks on the circle of the sky.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do thick clouds cover his eyes, as he walks around heaven's dome high above the earth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Thick clouds surround him so that he cannot see. He walks above the clouds.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You think the thick clouds keep him from seeing, as he walks on the dome of the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds cover him so he can't see as he walks back and forth at heaven's horizon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, "" And He does not see, "" And He habitually walks [above] the circle of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thick clouds are a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Clouds a covering to him, and he will not see; and he will go about the circle of the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and, “The clouds are his hiding-place,” and, “He does not examine us closely,” and, “He makes his rounds at the limits of the heavens.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Clouds hide him so that he cannot see as he walks around the circuit of the heavens!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the dome of heaven.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that men cannot see him; and he walks upon the circle of the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Clouds are for his shelter and they do not see, and upon the orb of Heaven he walks<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; And He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3447" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness? <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘ā·ḇîm (N-cp) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">Thick clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: sê·ṯer- (N-ms) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">veil</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so He does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see us</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yiṯ·hal·lāḵ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">as He traverses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2329.htm" title="2329: wə·ḥūḡ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Vault, horizon. From chuwg; a circle.">the vault</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a></span><br />The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a></span><br />He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7</a></span><br />They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23-24</a></span><br />“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” / “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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11-12</a></span><br />If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-13.htm">Psalm 33:13-14</a></span><br />The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. / From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a></span><br />The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27</a></span><br />Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-4</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. / Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-4.htm">Matthew 6:4</a></span><br />so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Matthew 10:26</a></span><br />So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Psalm 33:14</a></b></br> From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a></b></br> Clouds and darkness <i>are</i> round about him: righteousness and judgment <i>are</i> the habitation of his throne.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/job/19-19.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-28.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/job/20-6.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/21-33.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/job/21-30.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Habitually</a> <a href="/job/22-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/job/22-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/15-18.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/job/22-13.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Vault</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Vaulted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Walks</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Habitually</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/24-4.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/job/24-4.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/28-21.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/32-3.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Vault</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm">Vaulted</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/job/29-15.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Walks</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Thick clouds veil Him</b><br>In the context of <a href="/job/22.htm">Job 22</a>, Eliphaz is speaking to Job, suggesting that God is distant and hidden from human affairs. The imagery of "thick clouds" is often used in Scripture to describe God's majesty and the mystery surrounding His presence (<a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>, <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a>). This phrase reflects the belief that God's ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>). The clouds symbolize both the glory and the hiddenness of God, emphasizing His transcendence.<p><b>so He does not see us</b><br>Eliphaz implies that God is so far removed from human concerns that He does not notice individual actions. This reflects a misunderstanding of God's omniscience, as other parts of Scripture affirm that God sees and knows everything (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, <a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a>). Theologically, this challenges the idea of God's immanence, which is the belief that God is present and active within His creation. The assertion contrasts with the biblical teaching that God is intimately aware of and involved in the lives of His people.<p><b>as He traverses the vault of heaven.</b><br>The "vault of heaven" refers to the ancient Near Eastern cosmology, where the sky was seen as a solid dome over the earth. This phrase suggests God's majestic movement across the heavens, highlighting His sovereignty and authority over creation (<a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>, <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>). The imagery of God traversing the heavens can also be seen as a type of Christ, who ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God (<a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a>, <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>). This reflects the belief in God's active rule and presence throughout the universe, despite Eliphaz's claim of divine detachment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking to Job, accusing him of wrongdoing and suggesting that God is distant and uninvolved.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who is suffering greatly. The book of Job explores his struggle to understand his suffering and maintain his faith in God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the book of Job, whose nature and actions are being questioned and defended throughout the dialogue between Job and his friends.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The realm where God resides, often depicted as being above the earth and beyond human reach.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/thick_clouds.htm">Thick Clouds</a></b><br>Symbolic of the perceived distance and separation between God and humanity, as suggested by Eliphaz in his speech.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_transcendence_and_immanence.htm">God's Transcendence and Immanence</a></b><br>While God is transcendent and beyond human comprehension, He is also immanent and intimately involved in His creation. Believers should hold both truths in balance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misunderstanding_god's_nature.htm">Misunderstanding God's Nature</a></b><br>Like Eliphaz, we may sometimes misunderstand God's nature and His ways. It is crucial to seek a deeper understanding through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_unseen_realities.htm">Faith in Unseen Realities</a></b><br>Even when God seems distant, faith calls us to trust in His presence and sovereignty. Our perception does not limit God's reality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_assumptions.htm">The Danger of Assumptions</a></b><br>Eliphaz's assumptions about Job's situation remind us to be cautious in making judgments about others' spiritual conditions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>Despite human perceptions, God sees and knows all. This truth should comfort us in times of uncertainty and suffering.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_anyone_ever_witnessed_god.htm">Has anyone ever witnessed God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_22_12-14_align_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 22:12-14, Eliphaz suggests God may not see everything; how does this align with other scriptures asserting God's omniscience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_reason_with_god_if_exodus_33_20.htm">In Job 13:3, how can Job claim he wants to reason directly with God if Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_27_2_claim_god_is_unjust.htm">In Job 27:2, how can Job accuse God of injustice when other Scriptures assert God's perfect fairness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not</span> (see the comment on the preceding verse); and he walketh in the circuit of heaven; or, on <span class="accented">the circumference of the heavens.</span> The heavens are regarded as a solid vault, <span class="accented">outside</span> which is the place where God dwells. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">veil</span><br /><span class="heb">סֵֽתֶר־</span> <span class="translit">(sê·ṯer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, hiding place, secrecy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֭וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that He cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as He traverses</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·hal·lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven's</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">horizon.’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְח֥וּג</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥūḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2329.htm">Strong's 2329: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vault, horizon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/22-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>