Hiob 22:1-9

1 Da antwortete Eliphas von Theman und sprach:

2 Kann denn ein Mann Gottes etwas nützen? Nur sich selber nützt ein Kluger.

3 Meinst du, dem Allmächtigen liege daran, daß du gerecht seist? Was hilft's ihm, wenn deine Wege ohne Tadel sind?

4 Meinst du wegen deiner Gottesfurcht strafe er dich und gehe mit dir ins Gericht?

5 Nein, deine Bosheit ist zu groß, und deiner Missetaten ist kein Ende.

6 Du hast etwa deinem Bruder ein Pfand genommen ohne Ursache; du hast den Nackten die Kleider ausgezogen;

7 du hast die Müden nicht getränkt mit Wasser und hast dem Hungrigen dein Brot versagt;

8 du hast Gewalt im Lande geübt und prächtig darin gegessen;

9 die Witwen hast du leer lassen gehen und die Arme der Waisen zerbrochen.

Hiob 22:1-9 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.