Job 22:11

“Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see, etc.] Or darkness is round about thee, thou art enveloped in it; meaning either judicial blindness, and darkness, and stupidity of mind, which must be his case, if he could not see the hand of God upon him, or the snares that were about him, or was not troubled with sudden fear; or else the darkness of affliction and calamity, which is often signified hereby, (see <230822>Isaiah 8:22 <250301>Lamentations 3:1,2); afflictive dispensations of Providence are sometimes so dark, that a man cannot see the cause and reason of them, or why it is he is brought into them; which was Job’s case, and therefore desires God would show him wherefore he contended with…”

“that--so that thou. abundance--floods. Danger by floods is a less frequent image in this book than in the rest of the Old Testament (Job 11:16; Job 27:20).”

“Or darkness - Darkness and night in the Scriptures are emblems of calamity. That thou canst not see - Deep and fearful darkness; total night, so that nothing is visible. That is, the heaviest calamities had overwhelmed him. And abundance of waters - An emblem, also, of calamities; Job 27:20; Psalms 69:1-2; Psalms 73:10. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Or - Either thou art troubled with fear of further evils or with the gross darkness of thy present state of misery. Waters - Variety of sore afflictions, which are frequently compared to water. Job 22:12”

“darkness: Job 18:6, Job 18:18, Job 19:8; Pro 4:19; Isa 8:22; Lam 3:2; Joe 2:2, Joe 2:3; Mat 8:12 abundance: Psa 42:7, Psa 69:1, Psa 69:2, Psa 124:4; Lam 3:54; Jon 2:3 Job 22:12”