The Meaning of Job 21:22 Explained

Job 21:22

KJV: Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

YLT: To God doth one teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

Darby: Can any teach God knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.

ASV: Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

Discover Job 21:22

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:22?

MEANING: What does Job 21:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 21:22?

What is the context of Job 21:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

What does Job 21:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:22 mean?

can God [anyone] teach knowledge since He those on high judges

הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־ ؟ דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט

הַלְאֵ֥ל	can God
Parse: Article, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵל Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
יְלַמֶּד־	[anyone] teach
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָמַד Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
؟ דָּ֑עַת	knowledge
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: דַּעַת Sense: knowledge.
וְ֝ה֗וּא	since He
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
רָמִ֥ים	those on high
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: יָרוּם Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
יִשְׁפּֽוֹט	judges
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁפַט Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.

What are the major concepts related to Job 21:22?

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