Job 22:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!”
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 22:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!”
King James Version · Public Domain“Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Is not God high <FI>in<Fi> heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 22:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:8They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
- Job 35:5Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
- Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
- Psalms 115:16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Isaiah 57:15For 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.
- Isaiah 66:1This 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?
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