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will he enter with thee into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is it because of your reverence that He punishes you, That He enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Is it because of your <i>reverent</i> fear that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, That He enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does he correct you and take you to court because of your piety?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does He correct you and take you to court because of your piety? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Is he correcting you for worshiping him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, that he entereth with thee into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Does God correct you and bring you into a court of law because you fear him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is not because you stand in awe of God that he reprimands you and brings you to trial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of your reverence "" Does He reason [with] you? He enters with you into judgment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because of thy reverence Doth He reason with thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will he reprove thee from thy fear? Will he go with thee into judgment?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will he reprove you and take you to judgment for being afraid,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Is it because of your piety that he reproves you— that he enters into judgment with you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it for your piety that he reproves you, and enters into judgment with you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He will reprove you, and enter into judgment with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will rebuke you and will enter into judgment with you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, That He entereth with thee into judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: hă·mî·yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā (Art, Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence.">Is it for your reverence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: yō·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">that He rebukes you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and enters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: bam·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">into judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against you?</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1</a></span><br />There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-8.htm">Job 1:8</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-6.htm">Job 4:6</a></span><br />Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20-21</a></span><br />Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. / Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15</a></span><br />If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></span><br />What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-15.htm">Job 21:15</a></span><br />Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-7.htm">Job 35:7-8</a></span><br />If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand? / Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23-24</a></span><br />The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. / Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13-14</a></span><br />Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. / For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a></span><br />When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14</a></span><br />then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment?</p><p class="hdg">reprove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></b></br> When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man <i>is</i> vanity. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Psalm 76:6</a></b></br> At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Psalm 80:16</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> burned with fire, <i>it is</i> cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.</p><p class="hdg">for fear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-12.htm">Job 7:12</a></b></br> <i>Am</i> I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?</p><p class="hdg">will he enter</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-19.htm">Job 9:19,32</a></b></br> If <i>I speak</i> of strength, lo, <i>he is</i> strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time <i>to plead</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3</a></b></br> And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-21.htm">Job 16:21</a></b></br> O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man <i>pleadeth</i> for his neighbour!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-19.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-16.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/job/21-9.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/19-9.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/job/19-29.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/job/21-31.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/20-2.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-21.htm">Reproveth</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Sending</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-6.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/job/34-23.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-10.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/psalms/118-26.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/29-20.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/luke/1-75.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/psalms/2-5.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Reproves</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Reproveth</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Sending</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Is it for your reverence</b><br>This phrase questions the motivation behind God's actions towards Job. In the context of the Book of Job, reverence refers to Job's fear and respect for God. The friends of Job, particularly Eliphaz in this chapter, suggest that Job's suffering might not be due to his reverence or righteousness. This reflects a common belief in the ancient Near East that suffering was a direct result of personal sin, a view that is challenged throughout the book. The concept of reverence is central to the wisdom literature, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>, which states that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."<p><b>that He rebukes you</b><br>Rebuke in the biblical context often implies correction or discipline. In the Old Testament, God’s rebuke is sometimes seen as a form of divine discipline intended to bring about repentance and restoration, as seen in <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a>. The idea of God rebuking someone for their actions is consistent with the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God disciplines His people to guide them back to righteousness. However, in Job's case, the rebuke is questioned, as Job maintains his innocence.<p><b>and enters into judgment against you?</b><br>Judgment here refers to the divine assessment of Job's life and actions. In the ancient world, judgment was often seen as a public declaration of one's standing before God. The friends of Job assume that God’s judgment is a response to sin, reflecting the retributive justice theology prevalent in their culture. However, the narrative of Job challenges this assumption, suggesting that suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. This theme is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus addresses the issue of suffering and sin in <a href="/john/9.htm">John 9:1-3</a>, indicating that not all suffering is due to personal wrongdoing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, suggesting that Job's suffering might be due to his lack of reverence or hidden sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God allows Job's faith to be tested through suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is considered wise, though his counsel to Job is flawed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting at the beginning of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness, leading to the trials Job faces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>Recognize that God's rebuke or judgment is not necessarily a sign of His displeasure but can be a form of loving discipline meant to refine and strengthen our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_and_relationship.htm">Reverence and Relationship</a></b><br>Reflect on the nature of your relationship with God. True reverence involves trust and submission, even when His ways are beyond our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misinterpretation_of_suffering.htm">Misinterpretation of Suffering</a></b><br>Be cautious of assuming that suffering is always a direct result of personal sin. Like Eliphaz, we can misjudge others' situations without understanding God's broader purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Embrace trials as opportunities to deepen your faith and reliance on God, trusting that He is working for your ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_counsel.htm">Community and Counsel</a></b><br>Seek wise and compassionate counsel during times of trial, but always weigh human advice against the truth of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_house_of_prayer.htm">What is the Divine Council concept?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_polygamy.htm">What are the Courts of Heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Will he reprove thee.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">Because He standeth in awe of thee. Will He justify his dealings with thee?</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will he reprove thee for fear of thee?</span> rather, <span class="accented">Is</span> <span class="accented">it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee?</span> Surely not. If he reproves thee, it must be because thou fearest him not. The fact of thy reproof is sure evidence of the fact of thy guilt. Will he enter with thee into judgment? rather, <span class="accented">that he entereth with thee into judgment</span> (see the Revised Version). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Is it for your reverence</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mî·yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3374.htm">Strong's 3374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fear, reverence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that He rebukes you</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and enters</span><br /><span class="heb">יָב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into judgment</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you?</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֝מְּךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:4 Is it for your piety that he (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/22-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>