Job 22
22
Eliphaz
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2“Can a man be of benefit to God?
Can even a wise person benefit him?
3What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?
5Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins endless?
6You demanded security from your relatives for no reason;
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7You gave no water to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,
8though you were a powerful man, owning land—
an honored man, living on it.
9And you sent widows away empty-handed
and broke the strength of the fatherless.
10That is why snares are all around you,
why sudden peril terrifies you,
11why it is so dark you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.
12“Is not God in the heights of heaven?
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13Yet you say, ‘What does God know?
Does he judge through such darkness?
14Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’
15Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked have trod?
16They were carried off before their time,
their foundations washed away by a flood.
17They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’
18Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
19The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed,
and fire devours their wealth.’
21“Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.
22Accept instruction from his mouth
and lay up his words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness far from your tent
24and assign your nuggets to the dust,
your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
25then the Almighty will be your gold,
the choicest silver for you.
26Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your face to God.
27You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
28What you decide on will be done,
and light will shine on your ways.
29When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
then he will save the downcast.
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
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Job 22
22
Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself? [Ps 16:2; Luke 17:10]
3“Is it any pleasure or joy to #22:3 Heb Shaddai, also vv 17, 23, 25, 26.the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect? [Is 62:3; Zech 2:8; Mal 3:17; Acts 20:28]
4“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
5“Is not your wickedness great,
And your sins without end?
6“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
7“You have not given water to the weary to drink,
And you have withheld bread from the hungry. [Matt 25:42]
8“But the land is possessed by the man with power,
And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.
9“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
10“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies and overwhelms you;
11Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And a flood of water covers you.
12¶“Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the distant stars, how high they are!
13“You say, ‘What does God know [about me]?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
14‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’
15“Will you keep to the ancient path
That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah], [2 Pet 2:5]
16Men who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations were poured out like a river?
17“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’
18“Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me.
19“The righteous see it and are glad;
And the innocent mock and laugh at them, saying,
20‘Surely our adversaries are cut off and destroyed,
And fire has consumed their abundance.’
21¶“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace;
In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.
22“Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart and keep them. [Ps 119:11]
23“If you return to the Almighty [and submit and humble yourself before Him], you will be built up [and restored];
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,
24And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value],
25And make the Almighty your gold
And your precious silver,
26Then you will have delight in the Almighty,
And you will lift up your face to God.
27“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.
29“When you are cast down and humbled, you will speak with confidence,
And the humble person He will lift up and save.
30“He will even rescue the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent;
And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.” [Job 42:7, 8]
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