God’s Word Translation
Job 22:25
25then the Almighty will become your gold and your large supply of silver.
Job 22:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
- New International Version (NIV)then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;
Context of Job 22:25
23If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper. If you put wrongdoing out of your tent, 24and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers, then the Almighty will become your gold and your large supply of silver. 26Then you will be happy with the Almighty and look up toward God. 27You will pray to him, and he will listen to you, and you will keep your vow to him.
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וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:25
- Genesis 15:1Later the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.”
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 84:11The Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
- Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 16:5The Lord is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny.
- Isaiah 33:6He will be the foundation of your future. The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge. The fear of the Lord is ⌞your⌟ treasure.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10People think we are sad although we’re always glad, that we’re beggars although we make many people spiritually rich, that we have nothing although we possess everything.
- James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn’t God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
Commentaries on Job 22:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Thou shalt have plenty of silver - Here again the versions and critics vary. The critics may disagree; but the doctrine of Eliphaz is sufficiently plain: "To those whom God loves best he gives the most earthly good. The rich and the great are his high favorites: the poor and the distressed he holds for his enemies." In the above verses there seems to be a reference to the mode of obtaining the precious metals: Gold in dust; Gold in streams from the hills…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. 25God promises to be a "treasure" for his people (Psalm 16:5; Isaiah 33:6; Matthew 19:21; Mark 10:21). Even if they own nothing, they will be "rich" (2 Corinthians 6:10; James 2:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Apodosis. Yea--rather, Then shall the Almighty be, &c. defence--rather, as the same Hebrew means in Job 22:24 (see on Job 22:24)--Thy precious metals; God will be to thee in the place of riches. plenty of silver--rather, "And shall be to thee in the place of laboriously-obtained treasures of silver" [Gesenius]. Elegantly implying, it is less labor to find God than the hidden metals; at least to the humble seeker (Job 28:12-28). But [Maurer] "the…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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