Job 22

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Job 22

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

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“Can a vigorous ^(A)man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?

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“Is there any pleasure to ^(b)the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

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“Is it because of your ^(c)reverence that He reproves you,
That He ^(B)enters into judgment against you?

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“Is not ^(C)your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?

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“For you have ^(D)taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And ^(E)stripped ^(d)men naked.

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“To the weary you have ^(F)given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have ^(G)withheld bread.

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“But the earth ^(H)belongs to the ^(I)mighty man,
And ^(J)the honorable man dwells in it.

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“You have sent ^(K)widows away empty,
And the ^(e)strength of the ^(L)orphans has been crushed.

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“Therefore ^(M)snares surround you,
And sudden ^(N)dread terrifies you,

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Or ^(O)darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an ^(P)abundance of water covers you.

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“Is not God ^(Q)in the height of heaven?
Look also at the ^(f)distant stars, how high they are!

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“You say, ‘^(R)What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?

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‘^(S)Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the ^(g)vault of heaven.’

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“Will you keep to the ancient path
Which ^(T)wicked men have trod,

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Who were snatched away ^(U)before their time,
Whose ^(V)foundations were ^(h)washed away by a river?

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“They ^(W)said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can ⁽ⁱ⁾the Almighty do to them?’

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“Yet He ^(X)filled their houses with good things;
But ^(Y)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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“The ^(Z)righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,

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Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And their ^(j)abundance ^(AA)the fire has consumed.’

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“^(k)^(AB)Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.

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“Please receive ^(l)^(AC)instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.

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“If you ^(AD)return to ^(m)the Almighty, you will be ⁽ⁿ⁾restored;
If you ^(AE)remove unrighteousness far from your tent,

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And ^(AF)place your ^(o)gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

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Then ^(p)the Almighty will be your ^(q)gold
And choice silver to you.

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“For then you will ^(AG)delight in ^(r)the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.

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“You will ^(AH)pray to Him, and ^(AI)He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.

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“You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And ^(AJ)light will shine on your ways.

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“When ^(s)you are cast down, you will speak with ^(t)confidence,
And the ^(u)^(AK)humble person He will save.

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“He will deliver one who is not innocent,
And he will be ^(AL)delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

Footnotes:

a. Job 22:1: ['Lit ', answered and said]

b. Job 22:3: ['Heb ', Shaddai]

c. Job 22:4: ['Or ', fear]

d. Job 22:6: ['Lit ', clothing of the naked]

e. Job 22:9: ['Lit ', arms]

f. Job 22:12: ['Lit ', head, top-most]

g. Job 22:14: ['Lit ', circle]

h. Job 22:16: ['Lit ', poured out]

i. Job 22:17: ['Heb ', Shaddai]

j. Job 22:20: ['Or ', excess]

k. Job 22:21: ['Or ', Know intimately]

l. Job 22:22: ['Or ', law]

m. Job 22:23: ['Heb ', Shaddai]

n. Job 22:23: ['Lit ', built up]

o. Job 22:24: ['Lit ', ore]

p. Job 22:25: ['Heb ', Shaddai]

q. Job 22:25: ['Lit ', ore]

r. Job 22:26: ['Heb ', Shaddai]

s. Job 22:29: ['Lit ', they cast, ' you ', down]

t. Job 22:29: ['Lit ', pride]

u. Job 22:29: ['Lit ', lowly of eyes]

Cross references:

A. Job 22:2: Job 35:7; Luke 17:10

B. Job 22:4: Job 14:3; Job 19:29

C. Job 22:5: Job 11:6; Job 15:5

D. Job 22:6: Exodus 22:26; Deuteronomy 24:6; Deuteronomy 24:17; Job 24:3; Job 24:9; Ezekiel 18:16

E. Job 22:6: Job 31:19; Job 31:20

F. Job 22:7: Job 31:16; Job 31:17

G. Job 22:7: Job 31:31

H. Job 22:8: Job 9:24

I. Job 22:8: Job 12:19

J. Job 22:8: Isaiah 3:3; Isaiah 9:15

K. Job 22:9: Job 24:3; Job 24:21; Job 29:13; Job 31:16; Job 31:18

L. Job 22:9: Job 6:27

M. Job 22:10: Job 18:8

N. Job 22:10: Job 15:21

O. Job 22:11: Job 5:14

P. Job 22:11: Job 38:34; Psalm 69:2; Psalm 124:5; Lamentations 3:54

Q. Job 22:12: Job 11:7-9

R. Job 22:13: Psalm 10:11; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 64:5; Psalm 94:7; Isaiah 29:15; Ezekiel 8:12

S. Job 22:14: Job 26:9

T. Job 22:15: Job 34:36

U. Job 22:16: Job 15:32; Job 21:13; Job 21:18

V. Job 22:16: Job 14:19; Psalm 90:5; Isaiah 28:2; Matthew 7:26; Matthew 7:27

W. Job 22:17: Job 21:14; Job 21:15

X. Job 22:18: Job 12:6

Y. Job 22:18: Job 21:16

Z. Job 22:19: Psalm 52:6; Psalm 58:10; Psalm 107:42

AA. Job 22:20: Job 15:30

AB. Job 22:21: Psalm 34:10

AC. Job 22:22: Job 6:10; Job 23:12; Proverbs 2:6

AD. Job 22:23: Job 8:5; Job 11:13; Isaiah 19:22; Isaiah 31:6; Zechariah 1:3

AE. Job 22:23: Job 11:14

AF. Job 22:24: Job 31:24; Job 31:25

AG. Job 22:26: Job 27:10; Psalm 37:4; Isaiah 58:14

AH. Job 22:27: Job 11:13; Job 33:26; Isaiah 58:9

AI. Job 22:27: Job 34:28

AJ. Job 22:28: Job 11:17; Psalm 112:4

AK. Job 22:29: Job 5:11; Job 36:7; Matthew 23:12; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5

AL. Job 22:30: Job 42:7; Job 42:8; Psalm 18:20; Psalm 24:3; Psalm 24:4