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Job 12:22
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He reveals mysteries from the darknessand brings the deepest darkness into the light.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings out to light the shadow of death.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.
He uncovers the deep things of darkness and brings dark shadows into the light.
He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.
"He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.
"He reveals mysteries from the darkness, And brings the deep darkness into light.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings out to light the shadow of death.
He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.
He reveals mysteries from the darknessAnd brings out the shadows of death into light.
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
God turns darkness to light;
He discloses the deepest recesses of darkness and brings light into shadows dark as death.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
He exposes even the darkest secrets. He sends light into places that are as dark as death.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings the light out of the shadow of death.
He sends light to places dark as death.
"He uncovers mysteries out of darkness, and he brings deep shadow to the light.
revealing deep things out of darkness; and He brings the shadow of death to light.
Loke what lyeth hyd in darcknesse, he declareth it opely: and the very shadowe of death bringeth he to light.
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright;
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Hee discouereth deepe things out of darkenesse, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Loke what lyeth hid in darkenesse he declareth it openly, and the very shadowe of death bringeth he to light.
Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Which schewith depe thingis fro derknessis; and bryngith forth in to liyt the schadewe of deeth.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings out to light the shadow of death.
He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.
"He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.
He makes known hidden truth from the darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.
Laying open deep things, out of darkness, and bringing out to light, the death-shade:
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.
Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.
"He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
discovereth: Job 11:6, Job 28:20-23, 2 Kings 6:12, Psalms 44:21, Psalms 139:12, Daniel 2:22, Matthew 10:26, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 1 Corinthians 4:5
bringeth: Job 3:5, Job 24:17, Job 34:22, Amos 5:8, Luke 1:79
Reciprocal: Job 28:3 - the stones Job 38:17 - the shadow Psalms 139:11 - even the night
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He discovereth deep things out of darkness,.... The deep things of God, his own deep things which lie in his heart, wrapped up in darkness impenetrable to creatures, and which could never be known unless he had discovered them; such as the thoughts of his heart, which are very deep, Psalms 92:5; the deep things of God, which the Spirit of God only knows, searches, and reveals, 1 Corinthians 2:10; even his thoughts of peace, and good things for his people, which are many and precious, are known to himself, and made known to them, or otherwise must have remained in darkness, and out of their reach, being as high as the heavens are from the earth; the decrees and purposes of God, which he hath purposed in himself, are deep things in his own breast, and lie concealed in darkness there, until discovered by the accomplishment of them; such as his decrees of election in Christ, redemption by him, and the effectual calling by his grace; all which are revealed and made known by the execution of them: the love of God to his people, which lay hid in his heart from everlasting; this is discovered by the gift and mission of his Son; in the regeneration and quickening of his people, and of which he makes still larger discoveries to them in the course of their lives: likewise the mysteries of the Gospel, unknown to natural men, even the wise and prudent, only known to such to whom it is given to know them, to whom they are revealed by the Father of Christ, and by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; respecting the persons in the Godhead, the grace of each person, the incarnation of Christ, the union of the two natures in him, redemption and justification by him, regeneration by the Spirit of God, union to Christ, and communion with him, and conformity to him in soul and body, now and hereafter: likewise the secrets of his providence, in which there is a great depth of his wisdom and knowledge, and is in great obscurity; his path is in the great waters, and his footsteps are not known; his judgments are unsearchable, and his ways past finding out, but before long they will be made manifest, and lie open to view. There are also the deep things of others, which he discovers, as the depth of sin in the deceitful heart of man, which none knows as himself; and which lie hid there until they are discovered in the light of the divine Spirit, who convinces of them, enlightens the understanding to behold those swarms of lusts and corruptions it never discerned before; and then a man comes to see and know the plague of his own heart, he was before a stranger to; also the depths of Satan, his deep laid schemes, his wiles and stratagems, to draw into sin, and so to ruin; these are unknown to natural men, but saints are made acquainted with them, so that they are not altogether ignorant of his devices, Revelation 2:24; likewise the secret plots, counsels, and combinations of wicked men, which they lay deep, and seek to hide from the Lord, being formed in the dark; but he sees and knows them, discovers and confounds them: to which may be added all the wicked actions of men done in the dark, but cannot be hid from God, with whom the darkness and the light are both alike; and who, sooner or later, brings them to light, even the hidden things of darkness, and makes manifest the counsels of the heart, as he will do more especially at the day of judgment, to which every secret thing will be brought:
and bringeth but to light the shadow of death; not only life and immortality, as by the Gospel, but death, and the shadow of it, even deadly darkness, the grossest of darkness; such who are darkness itself he makes light, and out of the darkness in them commands light to shine, as in the first creation; to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, he causes a great light to arise, the light of the Gospel, and the light of grace, yea, Christ himself, the light of the world; he calls and brings them out of it into marvellous light, out of the dark dungeon and prison of sin and unbelief, to the enjoyment of spiritual light and life here, and to everlasting light and glory hereafter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He discovereth deep thirsts out of darkness - That is, God discloses truths which are wholly beyond the power of man to discover - truths that seem to be hidden in profound night. This may refer either to the revelation which God was believed to have furnished, or to his power of bringing out the most secret thoughts and purposes, or to his power of predicting future events by bringing them out of darkness to the clear light of day, or to his power of detecting plots, intrigues, and conspiracies.
And bringeth out to light the shadow of death - On the meaning of the word rendered “shadow of death,” see the notes at Job 3:5. It here denotes whatever is dark or obscure. It is rather a favorite expression with the author of this poem (see Job 10:22; Job 16:16; Job 24:17; Job 34:22; Job 38:17), though it occurs elsewhere in the Scriptures. The deepest darkness, the obscurest night, are represented by it; and the idea is, that even from the most dark and impenetrable regions God could bring out light and truth. All is naked and open to the mind of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 12:22. He discovereth deep things out of darkness — This may refer either to God's works in the great deep, or to the plots and stratagems of wicked men, conspiracies that were deeply laid, well digested, and about to be produced into existence, when death, whose shadow had hitherto concealed them, is to glut himself with carnage.
