Job 22:28
in Job 22Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
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ASV
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
KJV
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
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This verse in Job 22
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
delight in the Almighty
on Job 22:26-28
Eliphaz describes restored fellowship in devotional language: "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows". Davidson notes the passage reads almost as a forecast of chapter 42, prayer heard and a word carried out, though spoken on the wrong occasion.
This site's exposition
light will shine on your ways
Barnes explains that every decision will be carried out, and light on the ways stands for prosperity. Henry reads it through Proverbs 16: the man who commits his works to the Lord finds his thoughts established. Clarke credits God's strength.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
Then he promises success and prosperity in all his plans when he says, "You will decide on a matter," that is, you will order by your own providence how something will be, "and it will come to you," for your hope will not be in …
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
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
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee,....
Thou shalt commit thy works unto the Lord by faith and prayer, and then thy thoughts shall be established; thou shalt be easy and pleased, whatever occurs, Prov. xvi. This the grace of God shall work in thee; nay, sometimes the providence of God shall give thee the very thing thou didst desire and pray for, and give it thee in thy own way, and manner, and time.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Thou shalt also decree a thing - Whatsoever thou purposest in his strength, thou shalt be enabled to accomplish.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee - Thou shalt form a purpose or plan, and it shall not be frustrated. It shall not be opposed by the events of divine Providence, but whatever you undertake shall prosper. And the light shall shine upon thy ways - Thou shalt be prospered in all things, instead of being overtaken with calamity.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽתִגְזַר־ | vetigzar- | and you may decide | H1504 → | |
| א֭וֹמֶר | ʾomer | a matter | H562 → | |
| וְיָ֣קָם | veyakom | and it may be fulfilled | H6965 → | 628 times |
| לָ֑ךְ | lakh | for you | ||
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ | derakheikha | ways your | H1870 → | 707 times |
| נָ֣גַֽהּ | nagah | it will shine | H5050 → | |
| אֽוֹר׃ | ʾor | light | H216 → | 121 times |
וְֽתִגְזַר־and you may decide
vetigzar-H1504 →
א֭וֹמֶרa matter
ʾomerH562 →
וְיָ֣קָםand it may be fulfilled
veyakomH6965 →628 times
לָ֑ךְfor you
lakh
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָways your
derakheikhaH1870 →707 times
נָ֣גַֽהּit will shine
nagahH5050 →
אֽוֹר׃light
ʾorH216 →121 times
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
Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
it leads to
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Isaiah 58:11
The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
- Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These…
- Deuteronomy 5:32
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Psalms 32:8
Through
Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
it leads to
Through
Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
it leads to
- Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Matthew 7:7
About Job
This page draws on A. B. Davidson, The Book of Job, Cambridge Bible; 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); Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.