Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent New Living Translation If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored— so clean up your life. English Standard Version If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, Berean Standard Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents King James Bible If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. New King James Version If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. New American Standard Bible “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove injustice far from your tent, NASB 1995 “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, NASB 1977 “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, Legacy Standard Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, Amplified Bible “If you return to the Almighty [and submit and humble yourself before Him], you will be built up [and restored]; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents, Christian Standard Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed. If you banish injustice from your tent Holman Christian Standard Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed. If you banish injustice from your tent American Standard Version If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. Contemporary English Version If you return to God and turn from sin, all will go well for you. English Revised Version If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up; if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper. If you put wrongdoing out of your tent, Good News Translation Yes, you must humbly return to God and put an end to all the evil that is done in your house. International Standard Version "If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household. Majority Standard Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents NET Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent, New Heart English Bible If you return to Shaddai, you shall be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. Webster's Bible Translation If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. World English Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf you return to the Mighty you are built up, "" You put iniquity far from your tents. Young's Literal Translation If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents. Smith's Literal Translation If thou wilt turn back even to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt remove iniquity far off from thy tent. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle. Catholic Public Domain Version If you will return to the Almighty, you will be rebuilt, and you will put sinfulness far from your tabernacle. New American Bible If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; if you put iniquity far from your tent, New Revised Standard Version If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored, if you remove unrighteousness from your tents, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf you shall repent before God, you shall be built up; if you shall put away iniquity from your dwelling place; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If you are converted to God, you will be built up, and if you will put evil far from your dwelling OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up-- If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents, Brenton Septuagint Translation And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Exhorts Job…22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart. 23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents 24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,… Cross References Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Jeremiah 3:12-14 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. / “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion. Hosea 14:1-2 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ Malachi 3:7 Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’ 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Deuteronomy 30:2-3 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. Lamentations 3:40-41 Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: Ezekiel 18:30-32 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Revelation 2:5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Matthew 3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Treasury of Scripture If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tabernacles. return Job 8:5,6 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; … Job 11:13,14 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; … Isaiah 55:6,7 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … built up Job 12:14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. thou shalt Job 11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. Job 18:15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. Joshua 7:13-16 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you… put 2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. Jump to Previous Almighty Built Evil Far Humble Iniquity Low Making Mighty Puttest Remove Restored Ruler Tabernacles Tent Tents Unrighteousness WickednessJump to Next Almighty Built Evil Far Humble Iniquity Low Making Mighty Puttest Remove Restored Ruler Tabernacles Tent Tents Unrighteousness WickednessJob 22 1. Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God5. He accuses Job of various sins 21. He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy If you return to the Almighty This phrase emphasizes the concept of repentance and turning back to God, a recurring theme throughout the Bible. The term "Almighty" refers to God's omnipotence, highlighting His power and authority. In the context of Job, Eliphaz is urging Job to repent and return to God, suggesting that Job's suffering is due to sin. This reflects the belief in retributive justice common in the ancient Near East, where suffering was often seen as a direct result of personal wrongdoing. The call to return to God is echoed in other scriptures, such as Isaiah 55:7 and Joel 2:13, where repentance is linked to divine mercy and restoration. you will be restored If you remove injustice from your tents Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it. 2. Eliphaz the Temanite One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, suggesting that Job's suffering is due to sin and urging him to repent. 3. The Almighty (Shaddai) A name for God emphasizing His power and sovereignty. Eliphaz calls Job to return to the Almighty, implying a need for repentance and restoration. 4. Teman A region in Edom, associated with wisdom. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is considered wise, though his counsel is flawed in the context of Job's situation. 5. Injustice The wrongdoing or sin that Eliphaz assumes is present in Job's life, which he believes must be removed for restoration to occur. Teaching Points Call to RepentanceThe verse emphasizes the importance of returning to God as a pathway to restoration. True repentance involves a heartfelt turning away from sin and towards God. Restoration through God Restoration is a divine act. When we align ourselves with God's will and remove sin from our lives, He promises to restore us. Removing Injustice The call to remove injustice from our lives is a call to live righteously. This involves examining our actions and ensuring they align with God's standards. God's Sovereignty and Power The use of "Almighty" underscores God's ability to restore and redeem. Trusting in His power is crucial for spiritual renewal. Community and Accountability Eliphaz's counsel, though misguided, reminds us of the role of community in encouraging one another towards righteousness and accountability.(23) Thou shalt put away iniquity.--All this implies the imputation of apostasy and iniquity to Job.Verse 23. - If thou shalt return to the Almighty. Eliphaz, like Bildad in Job 8:5, and Zophar in Job 11:13, taxes Job with having fallen away from God, almost with having apostatized. All his prophecies of future prosperity rest upon the assumption that Job, having fallen away, is now about to turn to God, repent of his misdoings, and be again received with favour. Thou shall be built up; i.e. "restored, re-established! Thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles (comp. Job 11:14, where Zophar implies that Job's tents have ill-gotten gains concealed in them). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you return תָּשׁ֣וּב (tā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַד־ (‘a·ḏō·ša-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the Almighty, שַׁ֭דַּי (day) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7706: The Almighty you will be restored. תִּבָּנֶ֑ה (tib·bā·neh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build If you remove תַּרְחִ֥יק (tar·ḥîq) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant injustice עַ֝וְלָ֗ה (‘aw·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness from your tents מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃ (mê·’ā·ho·le·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 168: A tent Links Job 22:23 NIVJob 22:23 NLT Job 22:23 ESV Job 22:23 NASB Job 22:23 KJV Job 22:23 BibleApps.com Job 22:23 Biblia Paralela Job 22:23 Chinese Bible Job 22:23 French Bible Job 22:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 22:23 If you return to the Almighty you (Jb) |
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