If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Parallel translations
- WEB If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
- BSB if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
- NKJV If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;
- NASB If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much;
- NLT Have I gloated about my wealth and all that I own?
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Quick answer
Job denies rejoicing merely because his wealth was great or because he had gained much. He did not find his joy in possessions.
Overview
Job affirms that his gladness did not rest in the size of his fortune or the abundance his hand had acquired. This shows a heart not captivated by material success even while he was prosperous. The contentment that does not idolize wealth reflects godly wisdom and points to the deeper joy offered in Christ, in whom believers possess an inheritance that cannot perish, spoil, or fade.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
- Deut 8:17–18And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
- Esth 5:11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
- Prov 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
- Isa 10:13–14For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
- Dan 4:30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Jer 9:23Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
- Ezek 28:5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
- Hab 1:16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
- Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
- Hos 12:8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
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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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