Job 22:27

Job 22:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
• New International Version (NIV)You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.

Context of Job 22:27

25the Almighty will be your gold and your finest silver. 26Then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. 28When you make a decision, it will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. 29When others are humiliated and you say, “Lift them up,” God will save the humble.

Job 22:27 word by word

תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt make thy prayerעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
• unto him, and he shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thee, and thou shalt payשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• thy vowsנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088

Cross-references for Job 22:27

• Psalms 50:14Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God, and pay your vows to the Most High.
• Psalms 66:17I cried out to him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.
• Psalms 91:15When he calls out to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he has heard my appeal for mercy.
• Isaiah 58:9At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out, he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you get rid of the yoke among you, the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,
• 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
• Psalms 56:12I am obligated by vows to you, God; I will make my thanksgiving sacrifices to you.
• Psalms 66:13I will enter your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows
• Psalms 116:14I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
• Jonah 2:9but as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

Commentaries on Job 22:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him - תעתיר tatir, thou shalt open or unbosom thyself. And when the heart prays, God hears; and the person, being blessed, vows fidelity, prays on, is supported, and enabled to pay his vows.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-30Verses 21-30 The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how Jesus was reviled, that we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Ironically, Job will pray, God will hear, and Eliphaz will benefit (42:8). you will fulfill your vows: People often vowed after God forgave them (Hosea 14:2; Jonah 1:16; 2:9). They also vowed when asking help from God (Judges 11:29–40; 1 Samuel 1:1–28). Vows mean a serious commitments or to swear a promise (Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalms 22:25; 61:5, 8; 116:14, 18; Ecclesiastes 5:4–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Is 58:9, 14). pay thy vows--which thou hast promised to God in the event of thy prayers being heard: God will give thee occasion to pay the former, by hearing the latter.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:27

• Backsliders
• God
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Prosperity
• Righteous
• Vows
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Eliphaz
• Vows

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