Job · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Job 22 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
2 Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
2 “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3 For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? Or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
4 Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? And will he enter into judgment with thee?
4 Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness abundant, And thy sins innumerable?
5 Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
6 And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, And hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, But hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
7 You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 And thou hast accepted the persons of some; And thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
9 But thou hast sent widows away empty, And hast afflicted orphans.
9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares have compassed thee, And disastrous war has troubled thee.
10 Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
11 The light has proved darkness to thee, And water has covered thee on thy lying down.
11 or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
12 Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? And has he not brought down the proud?
12 “Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? Does he judge in the dark?
13 You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14 A cloud is his hiding place, and he shall not be seen; And he passes through the circle of heaven.
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
15 Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, Which righteous men have trodden?
15 Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
16 Who were seized before their time: Their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
16 who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
17 Who say, What will the Lord do to us? Or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
17 who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from him.
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, And the blameless one has derided [them].
19 The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
20 Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, And the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
20 saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
21 Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; Then thy fruit shall prosper.
21 “Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
22 And receive a declaration from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23 And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, Thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
24 Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; And Ophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
24 Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, And he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
25 The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
26 Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, Looking up cheerfully to heaven.
26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
27 And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, And he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.
27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You will pay your vows.
28 And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness And there shall be light upon thy paths.
28 You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
29 Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, But he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
29 When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the innocent, And do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
30 He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Luke 17:10; Galatians 6:7–8; Job 35:6–8; Psalm 16:2; Proverbs 3:13–18
- 3 Proverbs 15:8; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Proverbs 12:22; Proverbs 11:1; Psalm 147:10–11
- 4 Job 14:3; Psalm 143:2; Isaiah 3:14–15; Revelation 3:19; Psalm 39:11
- 5 Job 15:5–6; Psalm 40:12; Job 21:27; Job 11:14; Psalm 19:12
- 6 Exodus 22:26; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:16; Deuteronomy 24:10–18; Job 24:3
- 7 Job 31:17; Isaiah 58:7; Matthew 25:42; Ezekiel 18:16; Ezekiel 18:7
- 8 Isaiah 9:15; Job 31:34; Psalm 12:8; Job 29:7–17; Micah 7:3
- 9 Job 24:21; Ezekiel 22:7; Job 24:3; Isaiah 10:2; Job 31:21
- 10 Job 13:21; Job 6:4; Job 18:8–10; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Psalm 11:6
- 11 Psalm 69:1–2; Lamentations 3:54; Jonah 2:3; Lamentations 3:2; Job 38:34
- 12 Isaiah 66:1; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Job 11:8; Psalm 8:3–4; Isaiah 57:15
- 13 Ezekiel 8:12; Psalm 10:11; Ezekiel 9:9; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 94:7–9
- 14 Psalm 97:2; Psalm 139:11–12; Psalm 33:14; Job 34:22; Jeremiah 23:24
- 15 Luke 17:26–27; Genesis 6:11–13; Genesis 6:5
- 16 Job 15:32; Genesis 7:17–24; Matthew 24:37–39; 2 Peter 2:5; Psalm 55:23
- 17 Job 21:14–15; Romans 1:28; Psalm 4:6; Matthew 8:29; Isaiah 30:11
- 18 Job 21:16; Job 12:6; 1 Samuel 2:7; Jeremiah 12:2; Psalm 17:14
- 19 Psalm 58:10; Psalm 107:42; Psalm 52:6; Psalm 97:8; Revelation 18:20
- 20 Job 1:16; Genesis 19:24; 2 Peter 2:6–7; Job 20:26; Job 15:5–6
- 21 1 Chronicles 28:9; Isaiah 27:5; Philippians 4:7; Psalm 34:10; Ephesians 2:14–17
- 22 Psalm 119:11; Job 23:12; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Deuteronomy 4:1–2; Jeremiah 15:16
- 23 Job 11:13–14; Zechariah 1:3; Job 8:5–6; Isaiah 55:6–7; Hosea 14:1–2
- 24 1 Kings 9:28; Isaiah 13:12; Psalm 45:9; Genesis 10:29; 2 Chronicles 9:10
- 25 Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 16:5–6; Genesis 15:1; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 84:11
- 26 Isaiah 58:14; Psalm 37:4; Job 27:10; Job 11:15; Romans 7:22
- 27 Isaiah 58:9; 1 John 5:14–15; Psalm 116:1; Psalm 91:15; Psalm 50:14–15
- 28 Matthew 21:22; Psalm 90:17; Psalm 20:4; Isaiah 30:21; Proverbs 4:18
- 29 Job 5:19–27; James 4:6; Luke 1:52; 1 Peter 5:5; Matthew 23:12
- 30 Job 42:7–8; James 5:15–16; Genesis 18:26–32; Psalm 18:20; Acts 27:24
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