Bible Strands
Job 22:26
Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job within a structured discourse on retribution, speaking after describing God as the believer's ultimate treasure. He delivers this line as a conditional outcome following his claim that divine provision replaces earthly wealth.
The words — תִּתְעַנָּג (tit.ʿa.Nag) translates literally to "you will take delight," and אֶל־אֱלֹהַּ (ʾel-ʾĕlōah) means "to God." The text pairs these verbs with עַל־שַׁדַּי (ʿal-šaDDai) to specify that the satisfaction is directed toward the Almighty.
The thread — The pattern of delighting in God appears in Psalms 37:4 and Isaiah 58:14, where it is tied to divine provision and exaltation. Job 27:10 contrasts this posture with the hollow piety of those who claim reverence without genuine alignment.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to actively place satisfaction in God rather than in material security. It demands a deliberate reorientation of focus toward divine presence before any promise of answered prayer is stated.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Cross-references
- Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Isaiah 58:14 then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
- Job 27:10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Job 11:15 then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
- Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- Psalms 86:4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 143:8 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
- 1 John 3:20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
- Job 34:9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’