Job 22:8 though you were a powerful man, owning land-- an honored man, living on it.

◄ Job 22:8 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
though you were a powerful man, owning land-- an honored man, living on it.

English Standard Version
The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it.

New American Standard Bible
"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

King James Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it.

International Standard Version
The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.

American Standard Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

Darby Bible Translation
But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

22:5-14 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. mighty—Hebrew, "man of arm" (Ps 10:15; namely, Job).

honourable—Hebrew, "eminent, or, accepted for countenance" (Isa 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].