EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 22:27
27You will pray to him, and he will answer you. You will do the things that you have promised to him.
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
25Then the Almighty God will be like gold for you. He will be like your valuable silver. 26You will be happy that Almighty God is your friend. You will look up to him to help you. You will pray to him, and he will answer you. You will do the things that you have promised to him. 28You will be able to do everything that you decide to do. Light from God will show you the right way to go. 29You will pray for God to help people who are in trouble. God will save those people who are humble.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:27 word by word
תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:27
- Psalms 50:14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God.
- Psalms 66:17I called to him for help, then I praised him aloud!
- Psalms 91:15When he calls to me for help, I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will rescue him, and people will respect him.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
- Isaiah 58:9Then you will ask the Lord for help and he will answer you. When you call out to him, he will say, “Here I am.” But you must stop being cruel to other people. Do not accuse people, and do not say bad things about them.
- 1 John 5:14Also, we can trust God to help us when we turn to him. We know that he will hear us. When we ask for anything that he wants us to have, he listens to us.
- Psalms 56:12I have made special promises to you, God, and I will do what I have promised. I will offer to you a sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.
- Psalms 66:13I will bring burnt offerings to your Temple. I will bring to you the gifts that I promised.
- Psalms 116:14I will give to the Lord everything that I have promised. I will do that when all his people meet together.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4If you make a promise to God, quickly do what you have promised. God is not pleased with foolish people. So give what you have promised to give.
- Jonah 2:9But as for me, I will sing to thank you. I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will do everything that I have promised to do. The Lord is the one who saves people!’
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
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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
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