Job 27:10

Job 27:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
• New International Version (NIV)Will they find delight in the Almighty? Will they call on God at all times?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

Context of Job 27:10

8For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life? 9Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them? Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time? 11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty. 12But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me.

Job 27:10 word by word

אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Will he delightעָנֹג‛ânag · to delightH6026
• himself in the Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• will he alwaysעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• upon Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433

Cross-references for Job 27:10

• Job 22:26“Then you will take delight in the Almighty and look up to God.
• Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
• Psalms 43:4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
• Habakkuk 3:18yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
• Psalms 78:34When God began killing them, they finally sought him. They repented and took God seriously.
• Matthew 13:21But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
• Luke 18:1One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
• Acts 10:2He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Never stop praying.

Commentaries on Job 27:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? - A truly pious man will delight himself in the Almighty. His supreme happiness will be found in God. He has pleasure in the contemplation of his existence, his perfections, his law, and his government. Coverdale renders this, “Hath he such pleasure and delight in the Almighty that he dare alway call upon God?” The idea of Job is that a hypocrite has not his delight in the Almighty; and, therefore, his condition is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Job looked upon the condition of a hypocrite and a wicked man, to be most miserable. If they gained through life by their profession, and kept up their presumptuous hope till death, what would that avail when God required their souls? The more comfort we find in our religion, the more closely we shall cleave to it. Those who have no delight in God, are easily drawn away by the pleasures, and easily overcome by the crosses of this life. (Job…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-23Some interpreters think this is a new speech by Zophar. Without it, Zophar has no speech in this cycle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Alluding to Job 22:26. always call--He may do so in times of prosperity in order to be thought religious. But he will not, as I do, call on God in calamities verging on death. Therefore I cannot be a "hypocrite" (Job 19:25; 20:5; Psa 62:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 27:10

• Hypocrisy
• Prayerlessness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• Deceit
• Heap
• Delight
• Job, Book of
• godly, godliness, ungodly, godless, ungodliness, godlessness

Commentaries on Job 27

• 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