New International Version
Job 22:8
8though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You probably think the land belongs to the powerful and only the privileged have a right to it!
Context of Job 22:8
6You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked. 7You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry, though 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. 10That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,
Read all of Job 22Job 22:8 word by word
וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 22:8
- Job 29:7“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
- Job 31:34because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside—
- 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.
- Psalms 12:8who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
- Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.
- Job 13:8Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case 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
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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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