Job 22:18-28

18 Habíales él henchido sus casas de bienes. Sea empero el consejo de ellos lejos de mí.
19 Verán los justos y se gozarán; Y el inocente los escarnecerá, diciendo:
20 Fué cortada nuestra sustancia, Habiendo consumido el fuego el resto de ellos.
21 Amístate ahora con él, y tendrás paz; Y por ello te vendrá bien.
22 Toma ahora la ley de su boca, Y pon sus palabras en tu corazón.
23 Si te tornares al Omnipotente, serás edificado; Alejarás de tu tienda la aflicción;
24 Y tendrás más oro que tierra, Y como piedras de arroyos oro de Ophir;
25 Y el Todopoderoso será tu defensa, Y tendrás plata á montones.
26 Porque entonces te deleitarás en el Omnipotente, Y alzarás á Dios tu rostro.
27 Orarás á él, y él te oirá; Y tú pagarás tus votos.
28 Determinarás asimismo una cosa, y serte ha firme; Y sobre tus caminos resplandecerá luz.

Job 22:18-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 22

This chapter contains the third and last reply of Eliphaz to Job, in which he charges him with having too high an opinion of himself, of his holiness and righteousness, as if God was profited by it, and laid thereby under obligation to him, whereas he was not, Job 22:1-3; and as if he reproved and chastised him, because of his fear of him, whereas it was because of his sins, Job 22:4,5; an enumeration of which he gives, as of injustice, oppression, cruelty to the poor, and even of atheism and infidelity, for which snares and fears were around him, and various calamities, Job 22:6-14; and compares his way and course of life to that of the men of the old world, and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, and suggests that his end would be like theirs, unless he repented, Job 22:15-20; and then concludes with an exhortation to him to return to God by repentance, and to reform, when he should see happy times again, and enjoy much outward and inward prosperity, and be an instrument of doing much good to many, Job 22:21-30.

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