Job 22:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Eliphaz	אֱלִיפַ֥ז 'e.li.Faz	H464	Eliphaz · proper noun, a man's name
Temanite	הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י ha.te.ma.Ni	H8489	a Temanite or descendant of Teman · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
answered	וַ֭יַּעַן Vai.ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּאמַֽר vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 22:1-4

Eliphaz here insinuates that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but it was a strained innuendo. Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says here is therefore unjustly applied to Job, but in itself it is very true and good, I. That when God does us good it is not because he is indebted to us; if he were, there might be some colour to say, when he afflicts us, "He does not deal fairly with us." But whoever pretends that he has by any meritorious action made God his debtor, let him prove this debt, and he shall be sure not to lose it, Rom 11:35. Who has given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again? But Eliphaz here show…

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John Gill on Job 22:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said. As Eliphaz was the first that entered the discussion with Job, being perhaps the oldest man, and might be reckoned the wisest, so he gives the lead in every course of disputation; and here, instead of replying to Job's arguments and instances, at which he was very angry, betakes himself to calumny and reproach, and to draw invidious consequences, instead of making use of solid reasons for conviction and confutation.

Keil & Delitzsch on Job 22:1-5

1 Then began Eliphaz the Temanite, and said: 2 Is a man profitable unto God? No, indeed! the intelligent man is profitable to himself. 3 Hath the Almighty any profit if thou art righteous, Or gain if thou strivest to walk uprightly? 4 Will He reprove thee for thy fear of God, Will He go with thee into judgment? 5 Is not thy wickedness great, Thine iniquities infinite? The verb סכן, in the signification to be profitable, is peculiar to the book of Job (although also סכן and סכנת elsewhere, according to its primary signification, does not differ from מועיל, מועילה, by which it is explained by Kimchi); the correct development of the notion of this verb is to be perceived from the Hiph., which o…

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The Church Fathers

"Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 'Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge?' " After being defeated, Eliphaz eventually agrees with this. Then, since what had been said allowed everyone to come to the conclusion that Job was not impious and that the conduct of a person could not be judged on the basis of his punishments, notice the perfidy at which he almost arrives to suppress the role of Providence.
— John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON JOB 22:2

The things that are administered by the Holy Spirit are worthy of description. Therefore, they are described, so that the reader may take advantage of the things being read. If the speeches of those three who came to Job were not useful, so that the reader might gain nothing from what was said to Job through them, to be sure the divine Providence would have not reported the speeches of those three in the book of Job. It is possible, therefore, to obtain a certain advantage from their speeches by observing carefully their doctrine.Notice that the fault in their speeches is singular: every time they accuse Job, they believe that he is suffering his misfortunes because he had sinned. They do not see that there are many reasons why adversities happen to people. It was established that these are the things that happen, both good and bad, or whatever you want to call them. "Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?" This statement is wise. Indeed, the true doctor of virtue cannot be a person. "He that teaches man knowledge" is also mentioned in the psalms and is no one else but God. And the prophet says, "Teach me your ordinances," because he knows that God is the true and perfect doctor. In truth God teaches, by lighting the soul of the pupil from him and by illuminating his mind with his light, his truthful word. For this reason, the righteous men, who received the grace of teaching, teach us.
— Origen of Alexandria, FRAGMENTS ON JOB 16.4

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Dictionary and topics

Temanite — A man of Teman, the designation of Eliphaz, one of Job’s three friends (Job 2:11; 22:1).

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).