Job 22:28

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Bible in Basic English

Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.

Free Bible Version

Whatever you decide to do will be successful, and wherever you go, light will shine on you.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Translation for Translators

Everything that you decide to do will be successful; it will be as though a light is shining on the road in front of you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You will also decree anything, and it will be confirmed for you; light will shine on your paths.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

World English Bible

You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.

Young's Literal Translation

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

Context

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

²⁷You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. ²⁸Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. ²⁹When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

Summary

This verse in the book of Job highlights the power of speaking things into existence through faith and declaration. It emphasizes the importance of aligning one's words with God's will and purposes to see them come to pass. By declaring and decreeing in agreement with God's Word, believers can experience breakthroughs, blessings, and divine interventions in their lives. It encourages trust in God's promises and the authority He has given His people to speak life and truth into their circumstances. Ultimately, Job 22:28 underscores the significance of faith-filled declarations in partnering with God to manifest His plans on earth.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Thou shalt also decree a thing - Whatsoever thou purposest in his strength, thou shalt be enabled to accomplish.

John Gill Bible Commentary

When men are cast down,.... Wicked men are brought down from a state of prosperity to a state of adversity, are in low circumstances, great straits and difficulties: then thou shall say, there is lifting up; that is, for himself and his; when others are in adversity, he should be in prosperity; when others are cast down into a very low estate and distressed condition, he should be exalted to a very high estate, and be in affluent circumstances, see Psa 147:6; or else the sense is, when thou and thine, and what belong to thee, are humbled and brought low, then thou mayest promise thyself a restoration and change for the better; and boldly say, they will be lifted up, and raised up again, since God's usual method is to exalt the humble, and to abase the proud, Luk 14:11; or rather, this may respect the benefit and advantage that humble persons wound gain by Job, and his prayers for them, and may be rendered and interpreted thus: "when they have humbled" (q) themselves, and bowed themselves low at thy feet, and especially before God, "then thou shall say", pray unto God for them, that "there may be a lifting up", raising them up out of their low estate, and thou shall be heard: and he shall save the humble person; that is, "low of eyes" (r), humble in his eyes; who is so pressed with troubles and distress, that he hangs down his head, looks upon the ground, and will not lift up his eyes, but is of a dejected countenance; or that is low in his own eyes, has humble thoughts of himself, esteems others better than himself, and lies low before God under a sense of his sinfulness and unworthiness, and casts himself entirely upon the grace and mercy of God; such an one he saves, in a spiritual sense, out of his troubles and afflictions; he does not forget the cry of such humble ones, but remembers them, and grants their desires: and he saves the lowly and humble with a spiritual and eternal salvation; gives more grace unto them, and outfits them for glory, and at last gives glory itself; raises them on high to sit among princes, and to inherit the throne of glory; the meek shall inherit the earth, the new heavens and earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness, Jam 4:6. (q) "quum humiliaverint", Montanus, Cocceius, Michaelis. (r) "demissum oculis", Montanus, Beza, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "humilem oculis", Vatablus.

Job 22:28

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Bible in Basic English

Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.

Free Bible Version

Whatever you decide to do will be successful, and wherever you go, light will shine on you.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Translation for Translators

Everything that you decide to do will be successful; it will be as though a light is shining on the road in front of you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You will also decree anything, and it will be confirmed for you; light will shine on your paths.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

World English Bible

You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.

Young's Literal Translation

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Thou shalt also decree a thing - Whatsoever thou purposest in his strength, thou shalt be enabled to accomplish.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 22:28

Verse

Context

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 22:28

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary