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Job 22:28 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”

Job 22:28

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26

For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

27

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29

When {men} are cast down, then thou shalt say, {There is} lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. {the humble...: Heb. him that hath low eyes}

30

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. {He shall...: or, The innocent shall deliver the island}

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