Berean Standard Bible
Job 22:7
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
Job 22:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
- New International Version (NIV)You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
Context of Job 22:7
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless? 6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, 8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. 9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:7 word by word
לֹא־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 22:7
- Job 31:17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
- Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
- Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Matthew 25:42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
- Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Commentaries on Job 22:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou hast not given water - It was esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travelers with water; especially in the deserts, where scarcely a stream was to be found, and where wells were very rare. Some of the Indian devotees are accustomed to stand with a girbah or skin full of water, on the public roads, to give drink to weary travelers who are parched with thirst.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Thou hast not given water to the weary - That is, thou hast withheld the rites of hospitality - one of the most grievous offences which could be charged on an Arabian; compare the notes at Isaiah 21:14. In all the Oriental world, hospitality was regarded, and is still, as a duty of the highest obligation.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was visited as he supposed God always visited every wicked man. He charges him with oppression, and that he did harm with his wealth and power in the time of his prosperity.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Hospitality to the weary traveller is regarded in the East as a primary duty (Is 21:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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