Job 22:7

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry.

Context of Job 22:7

5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless? 6You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked. You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry, 8though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it. 9And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.

Job 22:7 word by word

לֹא־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast not given waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• to the wearyעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
• to drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• and thou hast withholdenמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• from the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457

Cross-references for Job 22:7

• Job 31:17if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless—
• Deuteronomy 15:7If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.
• Psalms 112:9They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Proverbs 11:24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
• Proverbs 19:17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.
• 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 something to drink. In doing this, 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

Topics related to Job 22:7

• Poor

In the dictionaries

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