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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness, where evildoers can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No darkness is thick enough to hide the wicked from his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There is no darkness nor shadow of death Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There is no darkness or shadow of death Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There is no darkness nor deep shadow Where the evildoers may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No evil person can hide in the deepest darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There's no darkness or deep shadow where troublemakers can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is no darkness dark enough to hide a sinner from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There's no such thing as darkness to him— not even deep darkness— that can conceal those who practice evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where evildoers may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no darkness nor death-shade, "" For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Not darkness and not the shadow of death for those working iniquity to hide there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness so dense that evildoers can hide in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Without darkness and without shadows of death for the Servants of evil to hide themselves there<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-22.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=5309" 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/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: ṣal·mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">deep shadow</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: m (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: pō·‘ă·lê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">the workers</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">of iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: lə·his·sā·ṯer (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">can hide.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.…<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/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="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“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="/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="/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="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.<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="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2-3</a></span><br />There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<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/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/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Daniel 2:22</a></span><br />He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.</p><p class="hdg">no</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11,12</a></b></br> If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></b></br> Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></b></br> Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">nor</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-5.htm">Job 3:5</a></b></br> Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17</a></b></br> For the morning <i>is</i> to them even as the shadow of death: if <i>one</i> know <i>them, they are in</i> the terrors of the shadow of death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></b></br> The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.</p><p class="hdg">the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not destruction to the wicked? and a strange <i>punishment</i> to the workers of iniquity?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5</a></b></br> The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-29.htm">Proverbs 10:29</a></b></br> The way of the LORD <i>is</i> strength to the upright: but destruction <i>shall be</i> to the workers of iniquity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-15.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/30-28.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/30-26.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/job/33-21.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/34-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/32-15.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-29.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/34-36.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/34-32.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</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/34.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/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There is no darkness</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience and omnipresence. In biblical context, darkness often symbolizes evil or ignorance (<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>). The absence of darkness before God signifies that nothing is hidden from His sight, aligning with <a href="/psalms/139-12.htm">Psalm 139:12</a>, which states that even darkness is as light to Him. This reflects the belief that God is all-seeing and all-knowing, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.<p><b>or deep shadow</b><br>The term "deep shadow" can be understood as a metaphor for the most concealed or secretive places. In ancient Near Eastern culture, shadows were often associated with protection or concealment. However, this phrase indicates that even the deepest shadows cannot obscure anything from God. This is reminiscent of <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>, which declares that nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.<p><b>where the workers of iniquity</b><br>"Workers of iniquity" refers to those who actively engage in sinful behavior. In the historical context of Job, this term would apply to individuals who defy God's laws and moral order. The Bible frequently addresses the fate of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37.htm">Psalm 37:1-2</a>, which advises not to fret over evildoers because they will soon fade away. This phrase underscores the certainty of divine justice.<p><b>can hide</b><br>The inability to hide from God is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing His role as the ultimate judge. This is evident in the story of Jonah, who attempted to flee from God's presence but was ultimately unable to hide (<a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3-4</a>). Theologically, this assures believers that God's justice will prevail, and the wicked will not escape accountability. It also serves as a warning to those who think they can evade divine scrutiny.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective that emphasizes God's justice and sovereignty. Elihu is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Job 34</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice. The book of Job explores his dialogues with friends and God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers_of_iniquity.htm">Workers of Iniquity</a></b><br>A term used to describe those who commit evil acts, suggesting moral corruption and rebellion against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness_and_deep_shadow.htm">Darkness and Deep Shadow</a></b><br>Metaphors for secrecy and concealment, often associated with sin and evil deeds.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God sees all actions, thoughts, and intentions. There is no place too dark or hidden for God’s sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a></b><br>Understanding that God sees all should lead to a life of integrity and accountability, knowing that our actions are always before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comfort_in_justice.htm">Comfort in Justice</a></b><br>For the righteous, God’s omniscience is a source of comfort, knowing that He will bring justice and that evil will not go unnoticed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_transparency.htm">Repentance and Transparency</a></b><br>Recognizing that we cannot hide from God should lead us to live transparently and seek repentance for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>In times of suffering, like Job, we can be assured that God is aware of our situation and is just in His dealings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_dark_night_of_the_soul.htm">What is the Dark Night of the Soul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</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/does_sin_cause_suffering,_per_the_bible.htm">Psalm 107:17-18 - Does the claim that sin directly causes physical suffering conflict with other biblical passages (e.g., John 9:2-3) and with modern medical knowledge?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">There is no darkness.</span>--As Job had perhaps seemed to imply in <a href="/context/job/24-13.htm" title="They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.">Job 24:13-16</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves</span>. "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do" (<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>). However careful wicked men may be to conceal their misdeeds by "waiting for the twilight" (<a href="/job/24-15.htm">Job 24:15</a>), or doing them "in the dark" (<a href="/job/24-16.htm">Job 24:16</a>), they will find it quite impossible to escape the all-seeing eye of the Almighty, which is as clear-sighted in the deepest darkness as in the brightest light ("Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day; the darkness and light to thee are both alike," <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11</a>, Prayer-book Version). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-22.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">There is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֭שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deep shadow</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמָ֑וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the workers</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּ֣עֲלֵי</span> <span class="translit">(pō·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can hide.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִסָּ֥תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·his·sā·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:22 There is no darkness nor thick gloom (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:23" /></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>