“Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
Parallel translations
- KJV Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
- BSB Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- 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
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- 1 Chr 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Isa 27:5Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Let him make peace with me.”
- Ps 34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
- Phil 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
- Eph 2:14–17For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,
- 2 Cor 5:20We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
- John 17:3This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- Acts 10:36The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all —
- 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Matt 5:25Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
- Isa 57:19–21I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”
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