Job 12:22

20 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

24 He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
KJV
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
WEB
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
ASV
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
DARBY
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
BLB
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings to light the shadow of death.
ÅB
Han drar det skjulte fram av mørket og fører dødsskygge fram i lyset.
OTB
Han avslører dype ting fra mørket
og bringer det skjulte mørket frem i lyset.
B1930
Han drar det skjulte frem av mørket og fører dødsskygge frem i lyset.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 2:22

    He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:5

    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.

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:10

    But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

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  • Job 3:5

    May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

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  • Luke 1:79

    to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

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  • Matthew 10:26

    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.

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  • Amos 5:8

    He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—

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  • Psalms 44:21

    would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

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