Job 22:8

Job 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
• New International Version (NIV)though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.

Context of Job 22:8

6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked. 7Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. 9Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Job 22:8 word by word

וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Job 22:8

• Job 29:7When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,
• Job 31:34Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...
• 1 Kings 21:11And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:
• Psalms 12:8The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.
• Micah 7:3Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.
• Job 13:8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Commentaries on Job 22:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth - זרוע איש ish zeroa, the man of arm. Finger, hand, and arm, are all emblems of strength and power. The man of arm is not only the strong man, but the man of power and influence, the man of rapine and plunder. The honorable man - Literally, the man whose face is accepted, the respectable man, the man of wealth. Thou wert an enemy to the poor and needy, but thou didst favor and flatter the rich and great.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But as for the mighty man - Hebrew as in the margin, “man of arm.” The “arm,” in the Scriptures, is the symbol of power; Psalm 10:15, “Break thou the arm of the wicked;” Ezekiel 30:21. “I have broken the arm of Pharaoh;” Psalm 89:13, “Thou hast a mighty arm;” Psalm 97:1, “His holy arm hath gotten him the victory.” The reason of this is, that the sword and spear were principally used in war, and success depended on the force with which they were wielded by…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. 88. mighty--Hebrew, "man of arm" (Psa 10:15; namely, Job). honourable--Hebrew, "eminent, or, accepted for countenance" (Is 3:3; 2Ki 5:1); that is, possessing authority. Eliphaz repeats his charge (Job 15:28; so Zophar, Job 20:19), that it was by violence Job wrung houses and lands from the poor, to whom now he refused relief (Job 22:7, 9) [Michaelis].Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Honorable
• Job, Book of
• Eliphaz

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