Job 22
Eliphaz's Third Speech: Can a Man Be of Use to God?
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? Parallel theme: Job 21:15, Psalms 16:2, Luke 17:10
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? Judgment: Job 9:19, 14:3, 19:29, 34:23, Psalms 143:2. Parallel theme: Job 7:12, Psalms 39:11, 76:6, 80:16, Revelation 3:19 +5
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? Evil: Psalms 40:12
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Parallel theme: Job 24:3, Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:6, Ezekiel 18:12, 18:16
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. Parallel theme: Job 31:17, Isaiah 58:7, Ezekiel 18:7, 18:16, Matthew 25:42
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. Parallel theme: Isaiah 9:15
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Parallel theme: Job 24:3, 24:21, 31:21, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 22:7
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; Parallel theme: Job 6:4, 13:21
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. Darkness: Job 19:8. Parallel theme: Lamentations 3:54, Jonah 2:3
12 Is not GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! References God: Ecclesiastes 5:2. Parallel theme: Job 11:8
13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? References God: Psalms 10:11, 73:11. Darkness: Isaiah 29:15, Ezekiel 8:12. Parallel theme: Psalms 59:7, 64:5, Ezekiel 9:9 +2
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. Parallel theme: Psalms 97:2
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: Parallel theme: Job 15:32, Genesis 7:11, 2 Peter 2:5
17 Which said unto GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity., Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? References God: Malachi 3:14, Matthew 8:29, Romans 1:28. Parallel theme: Job 21:10, Psalms 4:6, Isaiah 30:11, Matthew 8:34 +2
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. Evil: Job 21:16. Good: Acts 14:17. Parallel theme: Job 12:6, 1 Samuel 2:7
19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. Righteousness: Psalms 52:6, 58:10, 107:42
20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. Parallel theme: Job 1:16, 20:26
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Peace: Isaiah 27:5, Acts 10:36, Philippians 4:7. Good: Psalms 34:10. Parallel theme: 1 Chronicles 28:9, Matthew 5:25, John 17:3, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 5:20 +4
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. Word: Job 23:12, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 4:4, Jeremiah 15:16. Parallel theme: Proverbs 4:21, Matthew 12:35, 13:52, Luke 2:19 +3
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. Sin: 2 Timothy 2:19. Parallel theme: Zechariah 1:3, Acts 26:20, Colossians 2:7, Jude 1:20
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Parallel theme: 1 Kings 9:28, Isaiah 13:12
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. Parallel theme: Genesis 15:1, Psalms 18:2, 84:11, Isaiah 33:6, 41:10, Romans 8:31, 2 Corinthians 6:10, James 2:5 +3
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity.. Light: Job 27:10, Psalms 37:4, Isaiah 58:14, Romans 7:22. Related: Song of Solomon 2:3. Parallel theme: Job 11:15, Psalms 86:4, 143:8 +3
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. Prayer: Job 33:26. Parallel theme: Job 34:28, Psalms 56:12, 91:15, 116:1, 116:14, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Isaiah 58:9, Jonah 2:9 +4
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Light: Job 29:3, Psalms 112:4, Proverbs 4:18, John 8:12. Parallel theme: Psalms 20:4, 90:17, Isaiah 30:21, Lamentations 3:37, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 21:22 +5
29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. Parallel theme: Matthew 23:12, Luke 1:52, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. Parallel theme: Psalms 18:20