The Meaning of Job 22:22 Explained

Job 22:22

KJV: Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

YLT: Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

Darby: Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

ASV: Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

Discover Job 22:22

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 22:22?

MEANING: What does Job 22:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 22:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 22:22?

What is the context of Job 22:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

What does Job 22:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 22:1-30 - "acquaint Thyself With God"

Eliphaz opens the third cycle of the discussion with a speech altogether too hard and cruel. He begins with an enumeration of Job's fancied misdeeds, Job 22:1-11. The fundamental position with Eliphaz was the absolute, even-handed justice of God. In contrast with the oriental magnate who is influenced by gifts, God at least was unimpeachable; and therefore, however Job might affirm the contrary, he must have deserved the chastisement which had befallen him.

Then follows his argument from the Deluge, Job 22:12-20. Evil men are always anxious to think that God does not notice them. This was, says Eliphaz, the policy of those who were destroyed by the Flood. They attempted to build society on atheistic lines, though he filled their houses with good things. The inference, of course, was that Job had been guilty of the same offense, Eliphaz concludes with a tender delineation of a holy life, Job 22:21-30. To be reconciled to God, to obey His Word, to put away iniquity and trust in earthly riches, are the conditions of blessedness. We shall gain more than we lose, Job 22:25. We shall inherit the confidence and joy of His presence, Job 22:26. Our prayers will be answered; we shall walk "in the light;" and our ministry to others will be full of helpfulness. Let us, then, acquaint ourselves with God and be at peace! [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 22

¹ Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God
⁵ He accuses Job of various sins
²¹ He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy

What do the individual words in Job 22:22 mean?

Receive please from His mouth instruction and lay up His words in your heart

קַח־ נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ

קַח־	Receive
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
נָ֣א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
מִפִּ֣יו	from His mouth
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
תּוֹרָ֑ה	instruction
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תֹּורָה Sense: law, direction, instruction.
וְשִׂ֥ים	and lay up
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו	His words
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֵמֶר Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ	in your heart
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: לֵבָב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.

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