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Bible Commentaries
Job 22

Bullinger's Companion Bible NotesBullinger's Companion Notes

Verse 1

Eliphaz. See note on Job 2:11 .

answered = spake. See note on Job 4:1 .

Verse 2

Can . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .

man = a strong man. Hebrew. geber. App-14 .

GOD. Hebrew El.

as = nay. The Hebrew accent (Tebir) on ki, "as", is disjunctive, and means "nay". See note on Isaiah 28:28 .

Verse 3

Is it. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .

THE ALMIGHTY. Hebrew Shaddai. App-4 .

infinite = without end.

Verse 6

stripped the naked. Figure of speech Oxymoron. App-6 .

the naked = the poorly clad, or threadbare.

Verse 8

man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . See translation below.

Verse 12

Is not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .

GOD. Hebrew Eloah App-4 .

Verse 13

And, &c. = "and [yet may be] thou sayest".

How . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .

dark cloud. Hebrew. 'araphel. See note on Job 3:6 .

Verse 14

walketh = walketh habitually.

circuit = vault. Hebrew. hug,

Verse 18

wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .

Verse 20

Whereas. Supply Ellipsis ( App-6 ), "[and say] Surely", &c. See translation below.

Verse 21

Acquaint. This is the false theology of Eliphaz. Compare Job 42:8 .

good = blessing. Most codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and

unto = upon. Vulgate, read "thy gain shall be blessing".

Verse 23

return. Septuagint adds "and submit thyself".

tabernacles = tents. Some codices, with four early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "tent"; others, with six early printed editions (and one in margin), read "tents" (plural)

Verse 29

the humble. Hebrew the man of downcast eyes. Compare Luke 18:13 .

Verse 30

the island of. Island put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for coasts, or borders; but the words are omitted by the Septuagint

it. The Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "thou".

Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Job 22". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bul/job-22.html. 1909-1922.
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