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TOP of Table of Contents - 1) LAW - 2) HISTORY - 3) WISDOM - 4) PROPHETS - 5) GOSPELS - 6) PAUL - 7) LETTERS - 8) REVELATION| Job 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, Job 22:2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? Job 22:3 "Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect? Job 22:4 "Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you? Job 22:5 "Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end? Job 22:6 "For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked. Job 22:7 "To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread. Job 22:8 "But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. Job 22:9 "You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed. Job 22:10 "Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you, Job 22:11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you. Job 22:12 "Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are! Job 22:13 "You say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness? Job 22:14 'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.' Job 22:15 "Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod, Job 22:16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river? Job 22:17 "They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?' Job 22:18 "Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. Job 22:19 "The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, Job 22:20 Saying, 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.' Job 22:21 "Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. Job 22:22 "Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart. Job 22:23 "If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, Job 22:24 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, Job 22:25 Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you. Job 22:26 "For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God. Job 22:27 "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows. Job 22:28 "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. Job 22:29 "When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save. Job 22:30 "He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
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| Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, | Job 22:1 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? | Job 22:2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? | Job 22:2 πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? | Job 22:3 "Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect? | Job 22:3 τί γὰρ μέλει τῷ κυρίῳ ἐὰν σὺ ἦσθα τοῖς ἔργοις ἄμεμπτος ἢ ὠφέλεια ὅτι ἁπλώσῃς τὴν ὁδόν σου | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? | Job 22:4 "Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you? | Job 22:4 ἦ λόγον σου ποιούμενος ἐλέγξει σε καὶ συνεισελεύσεταί σοι εἰς κρίσιν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? | Job 22:5 "Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end? | Job 22:5 πότερον οὐχ ἡ κακία σού ἐστιν πολλή ἀναρίθμητοι δέ σού εἰσιν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. | Job 22:6 "For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked. | Job 22:6 ἠνεχύραζες δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου διὰ κενῆς ἀμφίασιν δὲ γυμνῶν ἀφείλου | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. | Job 22:7 "To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread. | Job 22:7 οὐδὲ ὕδωρ διψῶντας ἐπότισας ἀλλὰ πεινώντων ἐστέρησας ψωμόν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. | Job 22:8 "But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. | Job 22:8 ἐθαύμασας δέ τινων πρόσωπον ᾤκισας δὲ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. | Job 22:9 "You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed. | Job 22:9 χήρας δὲ ἐξαπέστειλας κενάς ὀρφανοὺς δὲ ἐκάκωσας | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; | Job 22:10 "Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you, | Job 22:10 τοιγαροῦν ἐκύκλωσάν σε παγίδες καὶ ἐσπούδασέν σε πόλεμος ἐξαίσιος | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. | Job 22:11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you. | Job 22:11 τὸ φῶς σοι σκότος ἀπέβη κοιμηθέντα δὲ ὕδωρ σε ἐκάλυψεν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! | Job 22:12 "Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are! | Job 22:12 μὴ οὐχὶ ὁ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ναίων ἐφορᾷ τοὺς δὲ ὕβρει φερομένους ἐταπείνωσεν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? | Job 22:13 "You say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness? | Job 22:13 καὶ εἶπας τί ἔγνω ὁ ἰσχυρός ἦ κατὰ τοῦ γνόφου κρινεῖ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. | Job 22:14 'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.' | Job 22:14 νέφη ἀποκρυφὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐχ ὁραθήσεται καὶ γῦρον οὐρανοῦ διαπορεύσεται | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? | Job 22:15 "Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod, | Job 22:15 μὴ τρίβον αἰώνιον φυλάξεις ἣν ἐπάτησαν ἄνδρες ἄδικοι | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: | Job 22:16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river? | Job 22:16 οἳ συνελήμφθησαν ἄωροι ποταμὸς ἐπιρρέων οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτῶν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? | Job 22:17 "They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?' | Job 22:17 οἱ λέγοντες κύριος τί ποιήσει ἡμῖν ἢ τί ἐπάξεται ἡμῖν ὁ παντοκράτωρ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | Job 22:18 "Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | Job 22:18 ὃς δὲ ἐνέπλησεν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀγαθῶν βουλὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πόρρω ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. | Job 22:19 "The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, | Job 22:19 ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. | Job 22:20 Saying, 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.' | Job 22:20 εἰ μὴ ἠφανίσθη ἡ ὑπόστασις αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ κατάλειμμα αὐτῶν καταφάγεται πῦρ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. | Job 22:21 "Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. | Job 22:21 γενοῦ δὴ σκληρός ἐὰν ὑπομείνῃς εἶτ᾽ ὁ καρπός σου ἔσται ἐν ἀγαθοῖς | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. | Job 22:22 "Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart. | Job 22:22 ἔκλαβε δὲ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξηγορίαν καὶ ἀνάλαβε τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ ἐν καρδίᾳ σου | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. | Job 22:23 "If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, | Job 22:23 ἐὰν δὲ ἐπιστραφῇς καὶ ταπεινώσῃς σεαυτὸν ἔναντι κυρίου πόρρω ἐποίησας ἀπὸ διαίτης σου τὸ ἄδικον | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. | Job 22:24 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, | Job 22:24 θήσῃ ἐπὶ χώματι ἐν πέτρᾳ καὶ ὡς πέτρᾳ χειμάρρους Ωφιρ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. | Job 22:25 Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you. | Job 22:25 ἔσται οὖν σου ὁ παντοκράτωρ βοηθὸς ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν καθαρὸν δὲ ἀποδώσει σε ὥσπερ ἀργύριον πεπυρωμένον | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. | Job 22:26 "For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God. | Job 22:26 εἶτα παρρησιασθήσῃ ἔναντι κυρίου ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἱλαρῶς | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. | Job 22:27 "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows. | Job 22:27 εὐξαμένου δέ σου πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰσακούσεταί σου δώσει δέ σοι ἀποδοῦναι τὰς εὐχάς | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. | Job 22:28 "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. | Job 22:28 ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ δὲ ὁδοῖς σου ἔσται φέγγος | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. | Job 22:29 "When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save. | Job 22:29 ὅτι ἐταπείνωσεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐρεῖς ὑπερηφανεύσατο καὶ κύφοντα ὀφθαλμοῖς σώσει | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Job 22:30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. | Job 22:30 "He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." | Job 22:30 ῥύσεται ἀθῷον καὶ διασώθητι ἐν καθαραῖς χερσίν σου | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
