King James Version
Job 22:21 in the King James Version says “Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God” — study this verse from Job chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God”
Job 22:21 · KJV
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. substance: or, estate the remnant: or, their excellency
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
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“Acquaint”
H5532to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“now thyself with him and be at peace”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
“thereby good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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