Job 1:22 (WEB)

Passage

In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

Nearby Context

Job 1:20 Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

Job 1:21 He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

Job 1:22 In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "charge" and "wrongdoing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "charge" and "wrongdoing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "He said Naked I came out of...", giving immediate footing for "charge" and "wrongdoing". In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "charge" and "wrongdoing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.