Job 22:19-29

19 The righteous see it, and are glad; The innocent laugh them to scorn,
20 Saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, The fire has consumed the remnant of them.'
21 "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at shalom. Thereby good shall come to you.
22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you return to Shaddai, you shall be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
24 Lay your treasure in the dust, The gold of Ofir among the stones of the brooks.
25 The Almighty will be your treasure, Precious silver to you.
26 For then shall you delight yourself in Shaddai, And shall lift up your face to God.
27 You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.
29 When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.

Job 22:19-29 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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