Giobbe 22:16-26

16 I quali sono stati ricisi fuor di tempo, E il cui fondamento è scorso come un fiume;
17 I quali dicevano a Dio: Dipartiti da noi. E che avea loro fatto l’Onnipotente?
18 Egli avea loro ripiene le case di beni; Per ciò, sia lungi da me il consiglio degli empi.
19 I giusti vedranno queste cose, e se ne rallegreranno; E l’innocente si befferà di coloro.
20 Se la nostra sostanza non è stata distrutta, Pure ha il fuoco consumato il lor rimanente.
21 Deh! fa’ conoscenza con Dio, e rappacificati con lui; Per questo mezzo ti avverrà il bene.
22 Deh! ricevi la legge dalla sua bocca, E riponi le sue parole nel cuor tuo.
23 Se tu ti converti all’Onnipotente, tu sarai ristabilito, Se tu allontani dal tuo tabernacolo l’iniquità;
24 E metterai l’oro in su la polvere, E l’oro di Ofir in su le selci de’ fiumi.
25 E l’Onnipotente sarà il tuo oro, E il tuo argento, e le tue forze.
26 Perciocchè allora tu prenderai diletto nell’Onnipotente, Ed alzerai la tua faccia a Dio.

Giobbe 22:16-26 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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