Job 22:17

Job 22:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
• New International Version (NIV)They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to God, 'Depart from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?’

Context of Job 22:17

15“Are you following the old path that wicked people have taken? 16They are snatched up before their time. A river washes their foundation away. They told God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?’ 18Yet, he filled their homes with good things. (The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.) 19The righteous saw it and were glad, and the innocent made fun of them by saying,

Job 22:17 word by word

הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from us: and what can the Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466

Cross-references for Job 22:17

• Job 21:10Their bulls are fertile when they breed. Their cows give birth to calves and never miscarry.
• Isaiah 30:11Get out of our way! Stop blocking our path! Get the Holy One of Israel out of our sight.’ ”
• Matthew 8:29They shouted, “Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?”
• Romans 1:28And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.
• Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your presence shine on us, O Lord.
• Malachi 3:14“You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?

Commentaries on Job 22:17

• 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. 1717. Eliphaz designedly uses Job's own words (Job 21:14, 15). do for them--They think they can do everything for themselves.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:17

• Antediluvians
• Blasphemy
• Infidelity
• Skepticism

In the dictionaries

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