Book of Job, Chapter 22
Job 22 NASB - New American Standard BibleChapter 22 of Job—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ Then Eliphaz the Temanite [a]responded,
- ¶ “Can a vigorous 1man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself? - “Is there any pleasure to [b]the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect? - “Is it because of your [c]reverence that He reproves you,
That He 2enters into judgment against you? - “Is not 3your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end? - “For you have 4taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And 5stripped [d]men naked. - “To the weary you have 6given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have 7withheld bread. - “But the earth 8belongs to the 9mighty man,
And 10the honorable man dwells in it. - “You have sent 11widows away empty,
And the [e]strength of the 12orphans has been crushed. - “Therefore 13snares surround you,
And sudden 14dread terrifies you, - Or 15darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an 16abundance of water covers you. - ¶ “Is not God 17in the height of heaven?
Look also at the [f]distant stars, how high they are! - “You say, ‘18What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness? - ‘19Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the [g]vault of heaven.’ - “Will you keep to the ancient path
Which 20wicked men have trod, - Who were snatched away 21before their time,
Whose 22foundations were [h]washed away by a river? - “They 23said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can [i]the Almighty do to them?’ - “Yet He 24filled their houses with good things;
But 25the counsel of the wicked is far from me. - “The 26righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them, - Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And their [j]abundance 27the fire has consumed.’ - ¶ “[k]28Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you. - “Please receive [l]29instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart. - “If you 30return to [m]the Almighty, you will be [n]restored;
If you 31remove unrighteousness far from your tent, - And 32place your [o]gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, - Then [p]the Almighty will be your [q]gold
And choice silver to you. - “For then you will 33delight in [r]the Almighty
And lift up your face to God. - “You will 34pray to Him, and 35He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows. - “You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And 36light will shine on your ways. - “When [s]you are cast down, you will speak with [t]confidence,
And the [u]37humble person He will save. - “He will deliver one who is not innocent,
And he will be 38delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit answered and said
- ^ Heb Shaddai
- ^ Or fear
- ^ Lit clothing of the naked
- ^ Lit arms
- ^ Lit head, top-most
- ^ Lit circle
- ^ Lit poured out
- ^ Heb Shaddai
- ^ Or excess
- ^ Or Know intimately
- ^ Or law
- ^ Heb Shaddai
- ^ Lit built up
- ^ Lit ore
- ^ Heb Shaddai
- ^ Lit ore
- ^ Heb Shaddai
- ^ Lit they cast you down
- ^ Lit pride
- ^ Lit lowly of eyes
REFERENCES
- ^ Jb 35:7; Lu 17:10
- ^ Jb 14:3; 19:29
- ^ Jb 11:6; 15:5
- ^ Ex 22:26; De 24:6, 17; Jb 24:3, 9; Eze 18:16
- ^ Jb 31:19, 20
- ^ Jb 31:16, 17
- ^ Jb 31:31
- ^ Jb 9:24
- ^ Jb 12:19
- ^ Is 3:3; 9:15
- ^ Jb 24:3, 21; 29:13; 31:16, 18
- ^ Jb 6:27
- ^ Jb 18:8
- ^ Jb 15:21
- ^ Jb 5:14
- ^ Jb 38:34; Ps 69:2; 124:5; La 3:54
- ^ Jb 11:7-9
- ^ Ps 10:11; 59:7; 64:5; 94:7; Is 29:15; Eze 8:12
- ^ Jb 26:9
- ^ Jb 34:36
- ^ Jb 15:32; 21:13, 18
- ^ Jb 14:19; Ps 90:5; Is 28:2; Mt 7:26, 27
- ^ Jb 21:14, 15
- ^ Jb 12:6
- ^ Jb 21:16
- ^ Ps 52:6; 58:10; 107:42
- ^ Jb 15:30
- ^ Ps 34:10
- ^ Jb 6:10; 23:12; Pr 2:6
- ^ Jb 8:5; 11:13; Is 19:22; 31:6; Zc 1:3
- ^ Jb 11:14
- ^ Jb 31:24, 25
- ^ Jb 27:10; Ps 37:4; Is 58:14
- ^ Jb 11:13; 33:26; Is 58:9
- ^ Jb 34:28
- ^ Jb 11:17; Ps 112:4
- ^ Jb 5:11; 36:7; Mt 23:12; Jm 4:6; 1Pe 5:5
- ^ Jb 42:7, 8; Ps 18:20; 24:3, 4
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