New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 22:1-11
1Then EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489 1respondedH6030H559,2“Can a vigorous 2manH1397 be of useH5532 to GodH410, OrH3588 a wiseH7919 man be usefulH5532 to himself?3Is there any pleasureH2656 to 3the AlmightyH7706 ifH3588 you are righteousH6663, OrH518 profitH1215 ifH3588 you makeH8552 your waysH1870 perfectH8552?4Is it becauseH4480 of your 4reverenceH3374 that He reprovesH3198 you, That He 5entersH935 into judgmentH4941 againstH5973 you?5Is not 6your wickednessH7463 greatH7227, And your iniquitiesH5771 withoutH369 endH7093?6For you have 7takenH2254 pledgesH2254 of your brothersH251 withoutH2600 causeH2600, And 8strippedH6584 9men nakedH6174.7To the wearyH5889 you have 10givenH8248 noH3808 waterH4325 to drinkH8248, And from the hungryH7457 you have 11withheldH4513 breadH3899.8But the earthH776 12belongs to the 13mightyH2220 manH376, And 14the honorableH5375H6440 man dwellsH3427 in it.9You have sentH7971 15widowsH490 awayH7971 emptyH7387, And the 16strengthH2220 of the 17orphansH3490 has been crushedH1792.10ThereforeH5921H3651 18snaresH6341 surroundH5439 you, And suddenH6597 19dreadH6343 terrifiesH926 you,11OrH176 20darknessH2822, so that you cannotH3808 seeH7200, And an 21abundanceH8229 of waterH4325 coversH3680 you.
Notes
- 1. Job 22:1 Lit answered and said ↩
- 2. Job 22:2 Job 35:7; Luke 17:10 ↩
- 3. Job 22:3 Heb Shaddai ↩
- 4. Job 22:4 Or fear ↩
- 5. Job 22:4 Job 14:3; 19:29 ↩
- 6. Job 22:5 Job 11:6; 15:5 ↩
- 7. Job 22:6 Ex 22:26; Deut 24:6, 17; Job 24:3, 9; Ezek 18:16 ↩
- 8. Job 22:6 Job 31:19, 20 ↩
- 9. Job 22:6 Lit clothing of the naked ↩
- 10. Job 22:7 Job 31:16, 17 ↩
- 11. Job 22:7 Job 31:31 ↩
- 12. Job 22:8 Job 9:24 ↩
- 13. Job 22:8 Job 12:19 ↩
- 14. Job 22:8 Is 3:3; 9:15 ↩
- 15. Job 22:9 Job 24:3, 21; 29:13; 31:16, 18 ↩
- 16. Job 22:9 Lit arms ↩
- 17. Job 22:9 Job 6:27 ↩
- 18. Job 22:10 Job 18:8 ↩
- 19. Job 22:10 Job 15:21 ↩
- 20. Job 22:11 Job 5:14 ↩
- 21. Job 22:11 Job 38:34; Ps 69:2; 124:5; Lam 3:54 ↩
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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