Job 22:8
Strong's Lexicon
while the land
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

belonged to a mighty
זְ֭רוֹעַ (zə·rō·w·a‘)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2220: 1) arm, forearm, shoulder, strength 1a) arm 1b) arm (as symbol of strength) 1c) forces (political and military) 1d) shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

man,
וְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

and a man
וּנְשׂ֥וּא (ū·nə·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

of honor
פָ֝נִ֗ים (p̄ā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

lived
יֵ֣שֶׁב (yê·šeḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

on it.
בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
while the land belonged to  a powerful  man and an influential man lived on  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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
though you were a powerful man, owning land-- an honored man, living on it.

New Living Translation
You probably think the land belongs to the powerful and only the privileged have a right to 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.

NET Bible
Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

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

English Revised Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man, he 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.
















Cross References
Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Job 12:19
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

Isaiah 3:3
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Job 22:6
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Job 22:5
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Job 22:10
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
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