Job 22:8
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
- KJV
- But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
- WEB
- But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
- ASV
- But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
- DARBY
- But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
- BLB
- But the man of arm, unto him [is] the land, and the uplifted of face, he dwells in it!
- ÅB
- Men den som gikk fram med vold, han fikk landet i eie, og den som var høyt aktet, bodde i det.
- OTB
- Men landet tilhører de mektige,
og de ærefulle bor på det. - B1930
- Men den som gikk frem med vold, han fikk landet i eie, og den som var høit aktet, bodde i det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
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The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Read in contextJob 29:7–17
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
Read in contextMicah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Read in context1 Kings 21:11–15
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:3
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Read in contextJob 13:8
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
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