New Living Translation
Job 22:27
27You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows 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
25the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver! 26“Then you will take delight in the Almighty and look up to God. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him. 28You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you. 29If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’ God will save them.
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 50:14Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
- Psalms 66:17For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.
- Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
- Isaiah 58:9Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
- 1 John 5:14And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.
- Psalms 56:12I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.
- Psalms 66:13Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—
- Psalms 116:14I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
- Jonah 2:9But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”
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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