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And see how lofty are the highest stars!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Is</i> not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is God not <i>in</i> the height of heaven? Look also at the highest stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is not God <i>in</i> the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Is not God <i>in</i> the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the distant stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isn’t God as high as the heavens? And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isn&#8217t God as high as the heavens? And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God lives in the heavens above the highest stars, where he sees everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Isn't God high above in the heavens? Look how high the highest stars are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Doesn't God live in the highest heavens and look down on the stars, even though they are high? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight of the stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is God not high [in] the heavens? And see the summit of the stars, "" That they are high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is not God high in heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Is not God high in the heavens? and see the head of the stars for they were lifted up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Have you not considered that God is higher than the heavens and is lifted above the height of the stars?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does not God, in the heights of the heavens, behold the top of the stars, high though they are? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, God is in the height of heaven, and sees the highest of the stars that are very high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, God lifts up Heaven and he sees the top stars that are exalted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-12.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=3435" 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">11</span>it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hălō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1363.htm" title="1363: gō·ḇah (N-msc) -- Height. From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance.">as high</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·mā·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">as the heavens?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Look at</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the highest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">stars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rām·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">lofty they are!</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?…<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="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></span><br />He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-5.htm">Psalm 113:5-6</a></span><br />Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? / He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...<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="/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="/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="/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="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a></span><br />But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2-3</a></span><br />He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, / laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-28</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-36</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ...<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/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a></span><br />So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!</p><p class="hdg">not God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3,16</a></b></br> But our God <i>is</i> in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:2</a></b></br> Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter <i>any</i> thing before God: for God <i>is</i> in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name <i>is</i> Holy; I dwell in the high and holy <i>place</i>, with him also <i>that is</i> of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.</p><p class="hdg">height.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3,4</a></b></br> When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/10-1.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/20-6.htm">Height</a> <a href="/job/16-19.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/21-22.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-2.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Topmost</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Height</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/psalms/102-19.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-4.htm">Topmost</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>Is not God as high as the heavens?</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the transcendence and majesty of God, suggesting His supreme authority and omnipresence. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the heavens were often seen as the dwelling place of the divine, reinforcing the idea of God's exalted position. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a>, which states that God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours. The rhetorical question posed here by Eliphaz in the Book of Job is meant to remind Job of God's greatness and the vast difference between the Creator and His creation.<p><b>Look at the highest stars,</b><br>The stars have long been symbols of the vastness and mystery of the universe. In biblical times, they were often associated with God's creation and His covenant promises, as seen in <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>, where God promises Abraham descendants as numerous as the stars. The mention of stars here serves to illustrate the immeasurable greatness of God, who created and controls the cosmos. It also reflects the ancient understanding of the stars as fixed points in the sky, representing stability and order in God's creation.<p><b>how lofty they are!</b><br>The loftiness of the stars underscores the idea of God's incomprehensible power and majesty. This imagery is used to convey the distance between human understanding and divine wisdom. In <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3-4</a>, the psalmist reflects on the heavens and the work of God's fingers, marveling at the care God shows for humanity despite His grandeur. The loftiness of the stars serves as a metaphor for God's elevated status and the reverence He commands. This phrase invites contemplation of the divine nature and the humility required in approaching God.<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, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and God's nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who undergoes severe trials and suffering. The book of Job explores his faith and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>In this context, the heavens refer to the sky or the celestial realm, symbolizing God's transcendence and majesty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stars.htm">Stars</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to illustrate the loftiness and greatness of God, emphasizing His supreme power and authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, associated with wisdom and known for its wise men, which is where Eliphaz is from.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_transcendence.htm">God's Transcendence</a></b><br>Recognize that God is far above human understanding and comprehension. His ways and thoughts are higher than ours, and we should approach Him with humility and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_as_a_testament_to_god's_majesty.htm">Creation as a Testament to God's Majesty</a></b><br>The natural world, including the heavens and stars, serves as a constant reminder of God's power and greatness. Take time to observe and reflect on creation as a way to deepen your awe and worship of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>In times of suffering or confusion, remember that God's perspective is infinitely greater than ours. Trust that He is in control and His purposes are ultimately for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Like Eliphaz, we may be tempted to rely on our understanding or wisdom. However, true wisdom comes from acknowledging our limitations and seeking God's guidance.<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/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/did_2_3_of_angels_stay_with_god.htm">Did two-thirds of the angels remain with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_create_adam_and_eve_if_they'd_sin.htm">Why create Adam and Eve knowing they'd sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'second_heaven'.htm">What does the term 'second heaven' mean?</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 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is not God in the height of heaven?</span> From taxing Job with definite open sins, Eliphaz proceeds to accuse him of impious thoughts and principles. He does not acknowledge, Eliphaz says, either the majesty or the omniscience of God. Here he has, at any rate, some tangible ground for his reproaches. Job's words have been over-bold, over-venturesome. He has seemed to forget the distance between God and man (<a href="/job/9-30.htm">Job 9:30-33</a>; <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2, 3</a>; <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Job 13:3</a>, etc.), and to call in question either God's omniscience or his regard for moral distinctions (<a href="/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22, 23</a>; <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-13, 23-26</a>). Hence Eliphaz is enabled to take a high tone and ask, "Hast thou forgotten that God is in the height of heaven, far up above all us poor wretched mortals? Dost thou need to be reminded of this? He is above the stars, and yet behold the height of the stars, how high they are! Even they are infinitely above men, yet how far below <span class="accented">him</span>!" (comp. <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Job 35:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-12.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">Is not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ‍ֽלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(hălō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭לוֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as high</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּ֣בַהּ</span> <span class="translit">(gō·ḇah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1363.htm">Strong's 1363: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elation, grandeur, arrogance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the heavens?</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·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">Look at</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - 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">the highest</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֖אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stars,</span><br /><span class="heb">כּוֹכָבִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lofty they are!</span><br /><span class="heb">רָֽמּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rām·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:12 Isn't God in the heights of heaven? 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