then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
- KJV Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
- NKJV Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;
- NASB Then the Almighty will be your gold And abundant silver to you.
- NLT the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver!
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Quick answer
Eliphaz promises that the Almighty Himself will become Job's treasure, more precious than silver. True wealth is found in God alone.
Overview
This is one of the loftiest statements in Eliphaz's speech: God Himself as one's treasure and precious silver. It expresses a profound truth that the believer's greatest possession is God (Ps 73:25-26; Phil 3:8). Though spoken on a faulty premise, the verse beautifully captures the gospel hope of finding all satisfaction in the Lord rather than in things.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
- Ps 16:5–6The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 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.
- Gen 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.”
- Isa 41:10Do 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 of righteousness.
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- 2 Cor 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- Rom 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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