Job 27:10

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 27:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
Job 27:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Will he delight himself in the Almighty? etc.] That is, the hypocrite; no, he will not; he may seem to delight in, him, but he does not truly and sincerely; not in him as the Almighty, or in his omnipotence, into whose hands it is a fearful thing to fall, and who is able to destroy soul and body in hell; nor his omniscience, who, searches and knows the hearts of all men, and the insincerity of the hypocrite, covert to men soever he is; nor in his holiness, which at heart he loves not; nor in his ways and worship, word, ordinances, and people, though he makes a show of it, (<235802>Isaiah 58:2); will he always call upon God? God only is to be called upon, and it becomes all men to call upon…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Alluding to Job 22:26. always call--He may do so in times of prosperity in order to be thought religious. But he will not, as I do, call on God in calamities verging on death. Therefore I cannot be a "hypocrite" (Job 19:25; Job 20:5; Psa 62:8).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Will he delight himself in the Almighty? - A truly pious man will delight himself in the Almighty. His supreme happiness will be found in God. He has pleasure in the contemplation of his existence, his perfections, his law, and his government. Coverdale renders this, “Hath he such pleasure and delight in the Almighty that he dare alway call upon God?” The idea of Job is that a hypocrite has not his delight in the Almighty; and, therefore, his condition is not such as he would defend or choose. Job bad been charged with defending the character of the wicked and with maintaining that they were the objects of the divine favor. He now says that he maintained no such opinion. He was aware that…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Delight - When he has nothing else to delight in? No: his delight is in the things of the world, which now sink under him. And those who do not delight in God, will not always, will not long, call upon him. Job 27:12”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“delight: Job 22:26, Job 22:27; Psa 37:4, Psa 43:4; Hab 3:18 will he always: Psa 78:34-36; Mat 13:21; Luk 18:1; Act 10:2; Eph 6:18; Th1 5:17 Job 27:11”
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