Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
- KJV Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
- NKJV “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
- NASB ¶“Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
- NLT “Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
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Quick answer
Eliphaz urges Job to submit to God and be at peace, promising good will follow. The counsel sounds godly but rests on the false premise that Job is estranged from God.
Overview
Eliphaz calls Job to reconcile with God and find peace, language that beautifully anticipates the gospel call to be at peace with God (Rom 5:1). The advice in itself is true and gracious. Yet it wrongly assumes Job is alienated by unconfessed sin. The verse shows how even sound spiritual counsel can wound when built on a misjudgment of the person.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Isa 27:5Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”
- Ps 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Phil 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Eph 2:14–17For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
- 2 Cor 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Matt 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
- Isa 57:19–21bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
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