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Text -- Job 22:1-10 (NET)
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Eliphaz’s Third Speech
22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered :
22:2 “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit ? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable ?
22:3 Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous , or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless ?
22:4 Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?
22:5 Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity ?
22:6 “For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason , and you stripped the clothing from the naked .
22:7 You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food .
22:8 Although you were a powerful man , owning land , an honored man living on it,
22:9 you sent widows away empty-handed , and the arms of the orphans you crushed .
22:10 That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Job |
Eliphaz |
Uncharitableness |
JOB, BOOK OF |
Mankind |
Poor |
Grace of God |
Self-righteousness |
Widow |
Creditor |
Debt |
Orphan |
Wicked |
Sin |
DRESS |
Nakedness |
WISDOM |
FATHERLESS |
FEAR |
END |
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NET Notes: Job 22:1 The third and final cycle of speeches now begins with Eliphaz’ final speech. Eliphaz will here underscore the argument that man’s ills are...
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NET Notes: Job 22:2 Some do not take this to be parallel to the first colon, taking this line as a statement, but the parallel expressions here suggest the question is re...
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NET Notes: Job 22:4 Of course the point is that God does not charge Job because he is righteous; the point is he must be unrighteous.
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NET Notes: Job 22:5 The adjective רַבָּה (rabbah) normally has the idea of “great” in quantity (“abundant,” ES...
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NET Notes: Job 22:6 The “naked” here refers to people who are poorly clothed. Otherwise, a reading like the NIV would be necessary: “you stripped the cl...
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NET Notes: Job 22:8 Many commentators simply delete the verse or move it elsewhere. Most take it as a general reference to Job, perhaps in apposition to the preceding ver...
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