Job 22:15

Job 22:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
• New International Version (NIV)Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,

Context of Job 22:15

13You say, ‘What does God know [about me]? Can He judge through the thick darkness? 14Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’ Will you keep to the ancient path That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah], 16Men who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were poured out like a river? 17They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’

Job 22:15 word by word

הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast thou markedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• the oldעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• which wickedאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• menמַתmath · manH4962
• have troddenדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869

Cross-references for Job 22:15

• Genesis 6:5The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
• Luke 17:26And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the time of [the second coming of] the Son of Man:

Commentaries on Job 22:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Hast thou marked the old way - This is supposed to be another accusation; as i! he had said, "Thou hollowest the same way that the wicked of old have walked in." Here is an evident allusion to the Flood, as is particularly noted in the next verse.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? - Hast thou seen what has happened in former times to wicked people? Job had maintained that God did not deal with people in this world according to their character. To meet this, Eliphaz now appeals to ancient facts, and especially refers to the deluge, when the wicked were cut off by a flood for their sins. Schultens, Dr. Good, Noyes, and Reiske, however, suppose that tbe word here rendered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 Eliphaz would have Job mark the old way that wicked men have trodden, and see what the end of their way was. It is good for us to mark it, that we may not walk therein. But if others are consumed, and we are not, instead of blaming them, and lifting up ourselves, as Eliphaz does here, we ought to be thankful to God, and take it for a warning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. marked--Rather, Dost thou keep to? that is, wish to follow (so Hebrew, 2Sa 22:22). If so, beware of sharing their end. the old way--the degenerate ways of the world before the flood (Ge 6:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:15

• Antediluvians

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Mark
• Way
• Eliphaz

Commentaries on Job 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings