He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
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He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
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He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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- Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
- Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.
- Luke 1:79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- Amos 5:8 seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
- Matthew 10:26 Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
- Job 28:20-23 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding? Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky. Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ “God understands its way, and he knows its place.
- Job 34:22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
- Psalms 44:21 won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
- 2 Kings 6:12 One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
- Job 11:6 that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
- Job 24:17 For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
- Psalms 139:12 even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Job 12:22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness,…
Job 12:22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Ver. 22. He discovereth deep things out of darkness] As he did to Joseph and Pharaoh by dreams, to the prophets by visions and revelations, and still doth to his people by his Spirit: "for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God," 1Co 2:10. He bringeth to light also the hidden things of darkness, hellish conspiracies, as in the gunpowder plot; the deep reaches of kings to maintain their authority and compass their designs, resolving to suffer never a rub to lie in their way that might hinder the true running of their bowl Philip de Comines dived so deep and wrote so plainly of the stately affairs (those arcana imperii), that Katharine de Medicis (queen-mother of France) was wont to say that he had made as many heretics in policy as Luther had done in religion. She saw not that God had set Comines to work, and that he will yet further bring out to light (that all men may see) the shadow of death; that is, the things that are most obtruse, and most unlikely ever to have been discovered. See Mat 16:26, with the note, and say, "Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord," Isa 29:15. The gunpowder plot was a deep thing of darkness, it was underground, they were so long digging in their vault of villany; and a long time it was kept secret under oaths and strongest concealments; but a bird of the air revealed it, and that which had wing told the matter, Ecc 10:20. It was a quill, a piece of a wing, brought all to light by a blind letter put (by a providence) into a wrong hand; the danger was at the very ακμη, within eight hours of being acted, when, from a match ready fired, we received a matchless deliverance. Say then,
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Sοι χαριν οιδα θεω ευσπλαγχνω ος μ εφυλαξας.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Deep things out of darkness, i.e. the most secret…
Deep things out of darkness, i.e. the most secret and crafty counsels of princes, which are contrived and carried on in the dark.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them,.... As he…
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them,.... As he did before the flood, when the earth was tilled, and all over peopled with them, but at the flood he destroyed them at once. Sephorno interprets it of the seven nations in the land of Canaan, which were increased in it, and destroyed, to make way for the Israelites to inhabit it; and this has since been verified in other kingdoms, large and populous, and brought to destruction, particularly in the four monarchies, Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman, and will be in the antichristian states and nations of the world:
he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again; or "stretcheth" or "spreadeth out the nations" (c), as he did all over the earth before the deluge, and then most remarkably straitened them, when they were reduced to so small a number as to be contained in a single ark: "or leads them" (d); that is, "governs them", as Mr. Broughton renders the word, rules and overrules them, as large as they are; or leads them into captivity, as some Jewish writers (e), as the Israelites; though they have been enlarged, and became numerous, as it was promised they should, yet have been led into captivity, first the ten tribes by the Assyrians, and then the two tribes by the Chaldeans; the Targum is, "he spreadeth out a net for the nations, and leadeth them", that is, into it, so that they are taken in it, see Eze 12:13.
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(c) "extendit", Tigurine version, Drusius, Mercerus; "expandit", Beza, Junius & Tremellus, Piscator, Schmidt; "expandens", Schultens. (d) "et ducit eas", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Schmidt. (e) Kimchi, Ben Melech, Bar Tzemach.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Darkness - The most secret counsels of princes, which…
Darkness - The most secret counsels of princes, which are contrived and carried on in the dark.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 22. He discovereth deep things out of darkness]…
Verse 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.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He discovereth deep thirsts out of darkness - That…
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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Of death. Tsalmaveth (Haydock) may perhaps simply denote darkness.…
Of death. Tsalmaveth (Haydock) may perhaps simply denote darkness. (Calmet) --- God bringeth to light the most hidden things. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Dan 2:22).
(Dan 2:22).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain b. The same wisdom on the one side brings…
b. The same wisdom on the one side brings “the hidden things of darkness,” (1Co_4:5,) all the dark plans of wickedness, into light; and on the other, plunges nations, together with their magnates, into the darkness of calamity and hopeless bewilderment, Job_12:22-25.
22. Darkness… the shadow of death — Though the shadow of death be spread over the evil deeds of men God shall bring them to light.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. he discovereth deep things] In the A. V.…
22. he discovereth deep things] In the A. V. to “discover” is to reveal, to bring to sight. The verse means that God through His wisdom sees into the profoundest and darkest deeps, and brings what is hidden to light. “Shadow of death” means the deepest darkness, ch. Job_3:3. The reference is not to be limited to the deep and concealed plans of men, which God exposes and frustrates (ch. Job_5:13, Isa_29:15), though this may be included. The verse can hardly mean that God reveals or manifests His own profound deeps (ch. Job_11:6; Isa_45:15), though such a sense would give the parallelism desirable to the two other commencing verses, 13 and 16.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He discovereth deep things out of darkness. By "deep…
He discovereth deep things out of darkness. By "deep things" are probably meant the "deeply laid schemes" which wicked men concoct in darkness (or secrecy). These God often "discovers," or causes to be laid bare. English history can point to such a case in the discovery of the famous "Gunpowder Plot" in the second year of King James I And bringeth out to light the shadow of death. There is nothing secret which God cannot, if he choose, reveal; nor is there anything hid which he cannot make known. Dark, murderous schemes, on which lies a shadow as of death, which men plan in secret, and keep hidden in their inmost thoughts, he can, and often does, cause to be brought to light and made manifest in the sight of all. Every such scheme, however carefully guarded and concealed, shall be one day made known. (Mat_10:26) Many are laid bare even in the lifetime of their devisers.
"Deep things out of darkness.
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I HOW GOD DISCOVERS DEEP THINGS OUT OF DARKNESS. He has means of knowledge which are sealed to us, a key which unlocks the most secret chamber, an eye that can see down to the most hidden depths. He sees the skeleton in the cupboard. The mask of the hypocrite can never deceive him.
1. God sees inwardly. Man looks on the outward countenance, God on the. (1Sa_16:7) His indwelling Spirit sees as far as it influences, and it influences the inmost springs of our being.
2. God sees immediately. This results from his inward vision. We have to infer and draw conclusions by means of a chain of reasoning. God can dispense with this process. He sees everything; his knowledge is direct and intuitive.
3. God sees everywhere. Our vision is limited to a certain area. Even when we stand on the top of a mountain and endeavour to take in a great panorama of scenery, we can only look attentively at one part of the prospect at a time. But God"s infinite gaze takes in all the facts of the universe at once.
II WHAT DEEP THINGS GOD BRINGS TO LIGHT.
1. He discovers hidden sin. The nefarious design of the unscrupulous statesman concocted within the locked doors of the council-chamber, the dark plot of the little band of desperate conspirators, the ugly scheme of the robber horde, the fell purpose of the betrayer, are all quite known to God from the moment when the first black thoughts entered the minds of their originators. The sin which has once been committed is all known to God, though it may have been hushed up and kept from the observation of men. In the great day of judgment God will bring it to light.
2. He discovers hidden goodness. All that God brings out of its secret hiding-place is not evil. There are hidden treasures. Miners bring up precious minerals from the dark interior of the earth. The voyage of the Challenger was a means of bringing to light many wonderful works of God from the dim depths of the sea. God observes all hidden worth. "The violet born to blush unseen is perfectly well known to him. He also understands the innocence that is cruelly misjudged and condemned as guilt by men. Some day he will bring that to light, and vindicate the cause of every true martyr.
III THE CONSEQUENCES THAT RESULT FROM GOD"S DISCOVERY OF THE DEEP THINGS OF DARKNESS: He will rectify all wrong. He will give righteous judgments. The dark creatures of sin that are brought to light cannot be left out in the full blaze of the sun to befool the day with their obscenity. As we stamp on the unclean things that creep out of dark places when they are suddenly disturbed and crush them, so God must destroy the wicked when their evil is brought to light. The revelation can only be preliminary to the condemnation. Meanwhile the delusion which leads men to harbour their sin is fatal. Whatever excuse covers it is a lie. "For love of grace, Lay not that flattering unction to your soul; It will but skin and film the ulcerous place; Whiles rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen. On the other hand, the ultimate vindication of the right is a grand encouragement to "patient perseverance in well-doing. W.F.A.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He reveals the deep things of darkness
He reveals the deep things of darkness
Revealing things represents making them known. "Deep things from darkness" represent secrets that people do not know. AT: "He makes known secrets that people do not know" (See: Metaphor)
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brings deep shadows into the light
Bringing things out into the light represents making them known, and here "shadows" is a metonym for the things that are hidden in the shadows, which in turn are a metaphor for truths that God has hidden from people. AT: "makes known things that no one can see" (See: Metaphor and Metonymy)
He enlarges nations
"He makes nations larger" or "He makes nations have more land"
he also leads them along as prisoners
God leading nations represents God causing enemy nations to lead them. The word "them" represents nations, which here represents the people of those nations. AT: "he also causes their enemies to lead them along as prisoners" (See: Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:22 uncovers mysteries (literally uncovers the deeps): This phrase…
12:22 uncovers mysteries (literally uncovers the deeps): This phrase might allude to Zophar’s words that God’s knowledge is “deeper than the underworld” (11:8). • darkness . . . deepest gloom: The Old Testament often describes God as dwelling in darkness (1 Kgs 8:12; 2 Chr 6:1) and as manifesting himself through darkness (2 Sam 22:10, 12; Ps 18:9, 11), as when he gave the law at Sinai (Deut 4:11; 5:22-23) or when he comes in judgment (Zeph 1:15).
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