1. Job 22:17 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 22:17 (Summary)

Job 22:17 (ESV)

17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’

Eliphaz agrees with Job that the wicked wants nothing to do with God (Job 21:14–15). But Eliphaz includes Job among the wicked, as Job seems to deny God’s justice.

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