Job 22:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 22:5

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3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?

4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?

5 Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?

6 For you have ^ataken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you ^ahave withheld bread from the hungry.

8 But the¹ mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the¹ strength of the fatherless was crushed.

10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,

11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of ^awater covers you.

12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!

13 And you say, ^a‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?

14 ^aThick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’

15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,

16 Who ^awere cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

17 ^aThey said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to¹ them?’

Verse Comparison: Job 22:5

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American Standard Version
Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

Amplified® Bible
Is not your wickedness great? There is no end to your iniquities.

Contemporary English Version
No! It's because of your terrible sins.

Darby English Version
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

Good News Bible
No, it's because you have sinned so much; it's because of all the evil you do.

King James Version
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

New American Standard Bible
"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?

New International Version
Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins endless?

New King James Version
Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Has not your wickedness become great, And your iniquities without end?

Revised Standard Version
Is not your wickedness great? There is no end to your iniquities.

Young's Literal Translation
Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.

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