New English Translation
Job 22:25
25then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you.
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 be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent, 24and throw your gold in the dust – your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines – then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you. 26Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God. 27You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows 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 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance.”
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 16:5Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.
- Isaiah 33:6He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of 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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