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Job 22:1

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then responded Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith:—
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and sayde,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— THEN Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Then Eliphaz the Temanite{gr.Thaemanite} answered and said,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Then Elifaz the Temani answered and said,

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Then ´Élîfäz אֱלִיפָז 464
{0464} Prime
אֱלִיפַז
'Eliyphaz
{el-ee-faz'}
From H0410 and H6337; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau.
the Têmänî תֵּימָנִי 8489
{8489} Prime
תֵּימָנִי
Teymaniy
{tay-maw-nee'}
Patronymic from H8487; a Temanite or descendant of Teman.
answered 6030
{6030} Prime
עָנָה
`anah
{aw-naw'}
A primitive root; properly to eye or (generally) to heed, that is, pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
and said, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Job 22:1

_ _ Job 22:1-30. As before, Eliphaz begins.

_ _ Eliphaz shows that man’s goodness does not add to, or man’s badness take from, the happiness of God; therefore it cannot be that God sends prosperity to some and calamities on others for His own advantage; the cause of the goods and ills sent must lie in the men themselves (Psalms 16:2; Luke 17:10; Acts 17:25; 1 Chronicles 29:14). So Job’s calamities must arise from guilt. Eliphaz, instead of meeting the facts, tries to show that it could not be so.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

Job 22:1-4

_ _ Eliphaz here insinuates that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but it was a strained innuendo. Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says here is therefore unjustly applied to Job, but in itself it is very true and good,

_ _ I. That when God does us good it is not because he is indebted to us; if he were, there might be some colour to say, when he afflicts us, “He does not deal fairly with us.” But whoever pretends that he has by any meritorious action made God his debtor, let him prove this debt, and he shall be sure not to lose it, Romans 11:35. Who has given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again? But Eliphaz here shows that the righteousness and perfection of the best man in the world are no real benefit or advantage to God, and therefore cannot be thought to merit any thing from him. 1. Man's piety is no profit to God, no gain, Job 22:1, Job 22:2. If we could by any thing merit from God, it would be by our piety, our being righteous, and making our way perfect. If that will not merit, surely nothing else will. If a man cannot make God his debtor by his godliness, and honesty, and obedience to his laws, much less can he by his wit, and learning, and worldly policy. Now Eliphaz here asks whether any man can possibly be profitable to God. It is certain that he cannot. By no means. He that is wise may be profitable to himself. Note, Our wisdom and piety are that by which we ourselves are, and are likely to be, great gainers. Wisdom is profitable to direct, Ecclesiastes 10:10. Godliness is profitable to all things, 1 Timothy 4:8. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself, Proverbs 9:12. The gains of religion are infinitely greater than the losses of it, and so it will appear when they are balanced. But can a man be thus profitable to God? No, for such is the perfection of God that he cannot receive any benefit or advantage by men; what can be added to that which is infinite? And such is the weakness and imperfection of man that he cannot offer any benefit or advantage to God. Can the light of a candle be profitable to the sun or the drop of the bucket to the ocean? He that is wise is profitable to himself, for his own direction and defence, his own credit and comfort; he can with his wisdom entertain himself and enrich himself; but can he so be profitable to God? No; God needs not us nor our services. We are undone, for ever undone, without him; but he is happy, for ever happy, without us. Is it any gain to him, any real addition to his glory or wealth, if we make our way perfect? Suppose it were absolutely perfect, yet what is God the better? Much less when it is so far short of being perfect. 2. It is no pleasure to him. God has indeed expressed himself in his word well pleased with the righteous; his countenance beholds them and his delight is in them and their prayers; but all that adds nothing to the infinite satisfaction and complacency which the Eternal Mind has in itself. God can enjoy himself without us, though we could have but little enjoyment of ourselves without our friends. This magnifies his condescension, in that, though our services be no real profit or pleasure to him, yet he invites, encourages, and accepts them.

_ _ II. That when God restrains or rebukes us it is not because he is in danger from us or jealous of us (Job 22:4): “Will he reprove thee for fear of thee, and take thee down from thy prosperity lest thou shouldst grow too great for him, as princes sometimes have thought it a piece of policy to curb the growing greatness of a subject, lest he should become formidable?” Satan indeed suggested to our first parents that God forbade them the tree of knowledge for fear of them, lest they should be as gods, and so become rivals with him; but it was a base insinuation. God rebukes the good because he loves them, but he never rebukes the great because he fears them. He does not enter into judgment with men, that is, pick a quarrel with them and seek occasion against them, through fear lest they should eclipse his honour or endanger his interest. Magistrates punish offenders for fear of them. Pharaoh oppressed Israel because he feared them. It was for fear that Herod slew the children of Bethlehem and that the Jews persecuted Christ and his apostles. But God does not, as they did, pervert justice for fear of any. See Job 35:5-8.

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