Job 22:25
in Job 22then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
KJV
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
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This verse in Job 22
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThis is what he means, in my opinion: "Confess your sins; receive from God's mouth his support after your confession; and take his words into your heart." Certainly Eliphaz said these things, as he believed, by making himself equal to Job.… However, he pronounces a correct dogma here. He, in fact, thinks that Job suffers his adversities because of his sins but also so that he will be purified through the endurance of his afflictions. Once he is purified, he will be delivered from any extraneous element and freed from any involvement with iniquity.
This site's exposition
consign your gold to the dust
on Job 22:24-25
Eliphaz attaches a promise to the call: "consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines". The promise that follows is "then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you".
This site's exposition
the Almighty will be your gold
Barnes and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown prefer gold to defense in the first line, so the Almighty stands in the place of riches. Clarke sums up Eliphaz's doctrine: those God loves best receive the most earthly good. The exchange is gold for gold.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
Yea the Almighty shall be against thine enemies, and thou shalt have heaps of silver. What other enemies are we more subject to than evil spirits, who in our thoughts besiege us, that they may break into the city of our minds, and hold it, taken captive, under the yoke of their dominion? Now by the name of 'silver,' the Psalmist testifies the sacred oracles are denoted, when he says, The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace of earth.
He concludes and lists the character of these goods which he promises will be restored to him. He places first security resulting from the protection of God when he says, "The Almighty will fight against your enemies," so that they cannot destroy again what will …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
So little shalt thou value it or expect from it that thou shalt lay it at thy feet ( Acts iv. (2.) That yet he shall be very safe. Whereas men's riches usually expose them to danger, and he had owned that in his prosperity he was not in safety ( ch. iii.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence,....
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Yea, the Almighty shall be - Or, rather, “then the Almighty shall be” - והיה yehâyâh. The meaning is, that if he would return to God, and cast off his anxiety for gold, “then” the Almighty would be his real treasure, and would impart to him solid happiness. Thy defense - Margin, “gold.” The margin is the more correct translation.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Yea--rather, Then shall the Almighty be, &c. defence--rather, as the same Hebrew means in Job 22:24 (see on Job 22:24) --Thy precious metals; God will be to thee in the place of riches. plenty of silver--rather, "And shall be to thee in the place of laboriously-obtained treasures of silver" [GESENIUS].
Thou shalt have plenty of silver - Here again the versions and critics vary. The critics may disagree; but the doctrine of Eliphaz is sufficiently plain: “To those whom God loves best he gives the most earthly good. The rich and the great are his high favorites: the poor and the distressed he holds for his enemies.” In the above verses there seems to be a reference to the mode of obtaining the precious metals: 1. Gold in dust; 2. Gold in streams from the hills and mountains; 3. Silver in mines; כסף תועפות keseph toaphoth, “silver of giddiness,” of mines so deep as to make one giddy by looking into them. See Mr. Good.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֣ה | vehayah | and he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שַׁדַּ֣י | shadai | [the] Almighty | H7706 → | 48 times |
| בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ | betzareikha | gold<s> your | H1220 → | |
| וְכֶ֖סֶף | vekhesef | and silver of | H3701 → | 403 times |
| תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת | toafot | heaps | H8443 → | |
| לָֽךְ׃ | lakh | for you |
וְהָיָ֣הand he will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
שַׁדַּ֣י[the] Almighty
shadaiH7706 →48 times
בְּצָרֶ֑יךָgold<s> your
betzareikhaH1220 →
וְכֶ֖סֶףand silver of
vekhesefH3701 →403 times
תּוֹעָפ֣וֹתheaps
toafotH8443 →
לָֽךְ׃for you
lakh
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
it leads to
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Proverbs 2:7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 85:12
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- Psalms 34:9–10
Through
Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
it leads to
- Psalms 144:2
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Psalms 144:2
About Job
This page draws on 11 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Job; Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, FRAGMENTS ON JOB 16.61, 69 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.