Job 22 · Verse 26

Job 22:26

For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Job 22:26, King James Version

Job 22:26 in other translations

BSBSurely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
WEBFor then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
ASVFor then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
YLTFor then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,
DARBYYea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God:
BBEFor then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.
WebsterFor then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.

What does Job 22:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. lift up ... face, &c.--repeated from Zophar (Job 11:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight - Thou shalt know, from thy temporal prosperity, that God favors thee; and for his bounty thou shalt be grateful. How different is this doctrine from that of St. Paul and St. John! "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus." "Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father!" "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirits that we are the children of God." "We glory in tribulation also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto us." "We love him because he first loved us." Tribulation itself was often a mark of God's favor.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 22:21-30

The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how…

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Job 22:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
אָ֭ז'azthenH227
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706
תִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.Nagyou will take delightH6026
וְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'and you may lift upH5375
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGodH433
פָּנֶֽיךָ\׃pa.Nei.khaface yourH6440

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 22:26

  • Isaiah 58:14

    Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • Job 27:10

    Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

  • Job 11:15

    For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

  • Romans 7:22

    For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

  • Psalms 86:4

    Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

  • 1 John 3:20-21

    For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

  • Psalms 143:8

    Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

  • Song of Solomon 2:3

    As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

  • Job 34:9

    For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

  • Psalms 25:1

    A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shalt thou.
27:10; 34:9; Ps 37:4; So 2:3; Isa 58:14; Ro 7:22
lift up.
11:15; Ps 25:1; 86:4; 143:8; 1Jo 3:20,21

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Context

  • Job 22:25

    Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

  • Job 22:26

    For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

  • Job 22:27

    Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

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Job 22:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque entonces te deleitarás en el Omnipotente, y alzarás á Dios tu rostro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car alors tu trouveras tes délices dans le Tout-puissant, et vers ✝Dieu tu élèveras ta face;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn dann wirst du an dem Allmächtigen dich ergötzen und zu Gott dein Angesicht erheben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues, et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam.