Job 22:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:28 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:28 — KJV
“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”
— Job 22:28 (KJV)
Job 22:28 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 22:28
“If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:28: shalt, also, thing
“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. to burn: Heb. to ascend up”
Shares key themes with Job 22:28: shalt, light, ways
“And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. the things...: Heb. the order thereof”
Shares key themes with Job 22:28: shalt, thing, light
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Job 22:28: shalt, also, thing
“Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:28: shalt, also, thing
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