Job 12:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:22 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:22 — KJV
“He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.”
— Job 12:22 (KJV)
Job 12:22 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 12:22
“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.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:22: darkness, light, shadow
“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:22: darkness, light, shadow
“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:22: deep, things, darkness
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:22: darkness, light, shadow
“To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:22: darkness, light, shadow
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