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Job 22:21
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Come to terms with God and be at peace;in this way good will come to you.
"Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at shalom. Thereby good shall come to you.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
"Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.
"Obey God and be at peace with him; this is the way to happiness.
"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.
"Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.
"Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
"Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie.
"Yield now and be at peace with Him;Thereby good will come to you.
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
"Learn to be at peace with [God]; in this way good will come [back] to you.
Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
"Now, Job, give yourself to God and make peace with him. Do this, and you will get many good things.
Make now an agreement with God, and offer to him of your good crops.
Now, Job, make peace with God and stop treating him like an enemy; if you do, then he will bless you.
"Please reconcile yourself with him, and be at peace; in this way, good will come to you.
Now be of service with Him, and be at peace; good shall come to you by them.
Therfore recocile the vnto God, & be content, so shal all thinges prospere wt the right well.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
Acquaint now thy selfe with him, and be at peace: thereby good shal come vnto thee.
Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well.
Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Therfor assente thou to God, and haue thou pees; and bi these thingis thou schalt haue best fruytis.
Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come to you.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.
"Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
"Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
"Agree with God, and be at peace with Him. Then good will come to you.
"Agree with God, and be at peace; in this way good will come to you.
Shew thyself to be one with him - I pray thee - and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.
Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.
"Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.
Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.
"Give in to God, come to terms with him and everything will turn out just fine. Let him tell you what to do; take his words to heart. Come back to God Almighty and he'll rebuild your life. Clean house of everything evil. Relax your grip on your money and abandon your gold-plated luxury. God Almighty will be your treasure, more wealth than you can imagine.
"Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acquaint: 1 Chronicles 28:9, John 17:3, 2 Corinthians 4:6
him: that is, God
be at peace: Isaiah 27:5, Isaiah 57:19-21, Matthew 5:25, Acts 10:36, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Philippians 4:7, Ephesians 2:14-17
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:2 - General Job 5:8 - seek Job 8:5 - thou wouldest Job 11:13 - prepare Job 33:24 - Then Job 36:11 - If Proverbs 9:12 - General Ecclesiastes 7:12 - wisdom Isaiah 48:17 - which teacheth Luke 12:58 - give Romans 2:10 - and peace
Cross-References
Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, Lord ."
"Don't hurt the boy or harm him in any way!" the angel said. "Now I know that you truly obey God, because you were willing to offer him your only son."
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
Balaam said: "King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.
Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.
Elihu from Buz was there, and he had become upset with Job for blaming God instead of himself.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace,.... Not with the righteous and innocent, but with God, as Job 22:22 show: from severe charges and censures, Eliphaz proceeds to advice and exhortations, and seems to be in a better temper, and to talk in a more kind and gentle manner, only he goes upon a false supposition and mistaken notion, that Job was a bad man; had he had a proper object to have directed his discourse to, it would have been excellently said; and, as it is, is not without its use: this first exhortation supposes unacquaintance with God, and an estrangedness from him; which is the case of every man from the womb, and in a state of nature and unregeneracy. Acquaintance with God begins at conversion, when he is made known, not only as the God of nature and providence, but as the God of grace and peace in Christ; and it is carried on by prayer, which is a converse with God, and by attendance on his worship and ordinances, in which men walk before him, and have fellowship with him: this is sometimes interrupted and dropped for a while, through temptation or sin; when there arises on account thereof a shyness and backwardness to draw nigh unto God, until he calls and invites them to take with them words, and return unto him; an acquaintance with God is not kept up when prayer before him is restrained; which Eliphaz charges Job with, Job 15:4; and when saints forsake the assembling of themselves together, or neglect public worship, or grow indifferent to it; and it is renewed again by prayer, and a fresh attendance on the above things; in which frequent visits are made between God and his people, mutual secrets communicated, a holy freedom, familiarity, and boldness contracted, and communion with God enjoyed: men may also acquaint themselves with him yet more and more by the contemplation of his works, by reading and hearing his word, and by conversation with good men, ministers, and others. The Jewish commentators h generally interpret it, "use" or "accustom thyself with him", to walk in his ways, and observe his commands: "and be at peace"; not make his peace with God, which a creature cannot do; only Job's living Redeemer could do that, and he has done it; but be easy and still under the afflicting hand of God, quietly submit to it, and patiently endure it, and not murmur at it; or, as Aben Ezra interprets it, as a promise of God, "thou shalt be in peace", or "thou shalt have peace"; all outward prosperity and happiness, which is often signified by this word; or inward peace of mind, which comes from God, and through an acquaintance with him, and from Christ, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, by whom the acquaintance with God is opened and maintained; and it is had in a way of duty, in attendance on the ordinances of God, which are paths of peace; and also eternal peace hereafter, when acquaintance with God will be no more dropped, nor interrupted, but continue for ever:
thereby good shall come unto thee: temporal good things, necessary and convenient, the promise of which is annexed to godliness, or an acquaintance with God; spiritual good things, the blessings of grace, all things pertaining to life and godliness, and eternal good things; that far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, which afflictions, peaceably and patiently borne, work for and bring unto.
h Aben Ezra, Ben Gersom, Bar Tzemach.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Acquaint now thyself with him - Margin, that is, “with God.” Eliphaz takes it for granted now, that Job was a sinner wholly unreconciled to God, and unacquainted with him. This fact, he supposes, was the source of all his calamities. As long as he remained thus unreconciled to God, he must be miserable. He proceeds, therefore, in a most beautiful manner, to exhort him to be at peace with God, and portrays the benefits which would result from such a reconciliation. There are few passages in the Bible of more exquisite beauty than this, and nothing could be sounder advice, on the supposition that Job was, as he supposed, a stranger to God. In this beautiful exhortation, be shows:
(1) what he means by becoming acquainted with God Job 22:21-23; and then
(2) what would be the happy results of such reconciliation, Job 22:24-30.
The word rendered “acquaint thyself” הסכן hasâkan - from סכן sâkan means, properly, “to dwell,” to be familiar with anyone, to associate with one - from the idea of dwelling in the same tent or house; and in the Hiphil, the form used here, to become familiar with anyone, to be on terms of friendship. The meaning here is, “Secure the friendship of God. Become truly acquainted with him. Be reconciled to him. You are now estranged. You have no just views of him. You murmur and complain, and you are suffering under his displeasure as a sinner. But it is not too late to repent, and to return to him; and in so doing you will find peace.” An acquaintance with God, in the sense of this passage, implies:
(1) a correct knowledge of his true character, and
(2) reconciliation with him.
There are two great difficulties among people in regard to God. The first is, that they have no just views of his real character. They think him harsh, stern, tyrannical. They regard his law as severe, and its penalty as unjust. They think his government to be arbitrary, and himself to be unworthy of confidence. This erroneous view must be corrected before people can be reconciled to him - for how can they be brought to lay aside their opposition to him while they regard him as unjust and severe? Secondly, even when the character of God is explained, and his true character is set before people, they are opposed to it. They are opposed to him because he is so holy. Loving sin, they cannot love one who has no sin, and who frowns on evil; and this opposition to the real character of God must be removed before they can be reconciled to him. This requires a change of heart - a change from sin to holiness; and this is the work performed in regeneration.
And be at peace - There can be no peace while you maintain a warfare with God. It is a war against your Maker, where he has control over your conscience, your intellect, your body, and all which can affect your welfare; and while this is maintained, there can be no peace. If the mind is reconciled to him, there will be peace. Peace of mind always follows reconciliation where there has been a variance, and nowhere is the peace so entire and full of joy as when man feels that he is reconciled to God. Eliphaz here has stated a doctrine which has been confirmed by all the subsequent revelations in the Bible, and by the experience of all those who have become reconciled to God; compare the notes at Romans 5:1 : It is peace, as opposed to the agitation and conflict of the mind before; peace resulting from acquiescence in the claims of God; peace in the belief that he is wholly right, and worthy of confidence; and peace in the assurances of his friendship and favor forever. This doctrine, it seems, was thus understood in the early ages of the world, and, indeed, must have been known as early as religion existed after the fall. Man became alienated from God by the apostasy; peace was to be found again only by returning to God, and in reconciliation to him.
Thereby good shall come unto thee - The benefits which he supposed would result from such reconciliation, he proceeds to state in the following verses. They relate chiefly to temporal prosperity, or to proofs of the divine favor in this life. This was in accordance with the views which then prevailed, and especially with their limited and obscure conceptions of the future state. They saw a part - “we” see more; and yet we by no means see all. The “good” which results from reconciliation with God consists in:
(1) pardon of sin;
(2) peace of conscience;
(3) the assurance that we shall have all that is needful in this life;
(4) support in trial;
(5) peace and triumph in death;
(6) a part in the resurrection of the just; and
(7) a crown incorruptible and undefiled in heaven.
No man was ever “injured” by becoming reconciled to God; no one is reconciled to him who is not made a better and a happier man in this life, and who will not be crowned with immortal glory hereafter.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 22:21. Acquaint now thyself with him — Perhaps the verb hasken should be translated here, treasure up, or lay up. Lay up or procure an interest now with him, and be at peace. Get the Divine favour, and then thou wilt be at peace with God, and have happiness in thy own soul.
Thereby good shalt come unto thee. — בהם bahem, "in them," shall good come unto thee. That is, in getting an interest in the Divine favour, and in having thy soul brought into a state of peace with him; thereby, in them, that is, these two things, good will come unto thee. First, thou wilt have an interest in his favour, from which thou mayest expect all blessings; and, secondly, from his peace in thy conscience thou wilt feel unutterable happiness. Get these blessings now, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Reader, hast thou these blessings?
