8:12 He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? 1 For they think, ‘The Lord does not see us! The Lord has abandoned the land!’”
22:13 But you have said, ‘What does God know?
Does he judge through such deep darkness? 2
10:11 He says to himself, 3
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.” 4
94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;
the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 5
29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, 6
who do their work in secret and boast, 7
“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” 8
1 tn Heb “the room of his images.” The adjective “idolatrous” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 sn Eliphaz is giving to Job the thoughts and words of the pagans, for they say, “How does God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?” (see Ps 73:11; 94:11).
3 tn Heb “he says in his heart.” See v. 6.
4 tn Heb “God forgets, he hides his face, he never sees.”
5 tn Heb “does not understand.”
6 tn Heb “Woe [to] those who deeply hide counsel from the Lord.” This probably alludes to political alliances made without seeking the Lord’s guidance. See 30:1-2 and 31:1.
7 tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”
8 tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.