Job 22

Berean Standard Bible

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

1Then EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489 H559 repliedH6030:

2“Can a manH1397 be of useH5532 to GodH410?Can evenH3588 a wise manH7919 benefitH5532 HimH5921?3Does it delightH2656 the AlmightyH7706 thatH3588 you are righteousH6663 H518?Does He profitH1215 ifH3588 your waysH1870 are blamelessH8552?

4Is it for your reverenceH3374 that He rebukes youH3198and entersH935 into judgmentH4941 against youH5973?5Is notH3808 your wickednessH7451 greatH7227?Are not your iniquitiesH5771 endlessH369 H7093?6ForH3588 you needlesslyH2600 demanded securityH2254 from your brothersH251and deprivedH6584 the nakedH6174 of their clothingH899.7You gaveH8248 noH3808 waterH4325 to the wearyH5889and withheldH4513 foodH3899 from the famishedH7457,8while the landH776 belonged to a mightyH2220 manH376,and a manH5375 of honorH6440 livedH3427 on it.9You sent widowsH490 awayH7971 empty-handedH7387,and the strengthH2220 of the fatherlessH3490 was crushedH1792.10ThereforeH5921 H3651 snaresH6341 surround youH5439,and suddenH6597 perilH6343 terrifies youH926;11 it is so darkH2822 you cannotH3808 seeH7200,and a floodH8229 of waterH4325 covers youH3680.

12Is notH3808 GodH433 as highH1363 as the heavensH8064?Look atH7200 the highestH7218 starsH3556, howH3588 lofty they areH7311!13Yet you sayH559: ‘WhatH4100 does GodH410 knowH3045?Does He judgeH8199 throughH1157 thick darknessH6205?14Thick cloudsH5645 veilH5643 Him so He does notH3808 see usH7200as He traversesH1980 the vaultH2329 of heavenH8064.1’

15Will you stayH8104 on the ancientH5769 pathH734thatH834 wickedH205 menH4962 have trodH1869?16TheyH834 were snatched awayH7059 beforeH3808 their timeH6256,and their foundationsH3247 were swept awayH3332 by a floodH5104.17They saidH559 to GodH410, ‘DepartH5493 from usH4480.WhatH4100 can the AlmightyH7706 doH6466 to us?’18But it was HeH1931 who filledH4390 their housesH1004 with good thingsH2896;so I stay farH7368 H4480 from the counselH6098 of the wickedH7563.19The righteousH6662 seeH7200 it and are gladH8055;the innocentH5355 mockH3932 them:20‘SurelyH518 H3808 our foesH7009 are destroyedH3582,and fireH784 has consumedH398 their excessH3499.’

21ReconcileH5532 nowH4994 and be at peaceH7999 with HimH5973;thereby goodH2896 will come to youH935.22ReceiveH3947 H4994 instructionH8451 from His mouthH6310,and lay upH7760 His wordsH561 in your heartH3824.23IfH518 you returnH7725 toH5704 the AlmightyH7706, you will be restoredH1129.If you removeH7368 injusticeH5766 from your tentsH16824and consignH7896 your goldH1220 toH5921 the dustH6083and the gold of OphirH211 to the stonesH6697 of the ravinesH5158,25then the AlmightyH7706 will beH1961 your goldH1220and the finestH8443 silverH3701 for you.26SurelyH3588 thenH227 you will delightH6026 inH5921 the AlmightyH7706and lift upH5375 your faceH6440 toH413 GodH433.27You will prayH6279 to HimH413, and He will hear youH8085,and you will fulfillH7999 your vowsH5088.28Your decisionsH1504 H562 will be carried outH6965,and lightH216 will shineH5050 onH5921 your waysH1870.29WhenH3588 men are brought lowH8213 and you sayH559, ‘Lift them upH1466!’then He will saveH3467 the lowlyH7807 H5869.30He will deliverH4422 even one who is notH336 innocentH5355,rescuing himH4422 through the cleannessH1252 of your handsH3709.”