Job 22:23

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Summary

Job 22:23

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Return

Built up

Thou shalt

Zechariah 5:3

Put

2 Timothy 2:19

General references

Genesis 13:2

Proverbs 4:15

Bible References

Return

“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

“If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.

Built up

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He

imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

“Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines,
And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.

having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Thou shalt

If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

“There dwells in his tent nothing of his;

Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.

Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the Lord, the God of Israel, has said, “There are things under the ban in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you have removed the things under the ban from your midst.”

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side.

Put

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

General references

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.