Verse (Click for Chapter) 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. Berean Standard Bible while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. King James Bible But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. New King James Version But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. New American Standard Bible “But the earth belongs to the powerful man, And the one who is honorable dwells on it. NASB 1995 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. NASB 1977 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. Legacy Standard Bible But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the highly respected man inhabits it. Amplified Bible “But the land is possessed by the man with power, And the favored and honorable man dwells in it. Christian Standard Bible while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it. Holman Christian Standard Bible while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it. American Standard Version But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English There is a man who sows the land for himself , and a lord will take it from him by force Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth. Contemporary English Version although you were rich, respected, and powerful. Douay-Rheims Bible In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it. English Revised Version But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man, he dwelt in it. GOD'S WORD® Translation A strong person owns the land. A privileged person lives in it. Good News Translation You used your power and your position to take over the whole land. International Standard Version The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it. JPS Tanakh 1917 And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, And as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it, Literal Standard Version As for the man of arm—he has the earth, | And the accepted of face—he dwells in it. Majority Standard Bible while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. New American Bible As if the land belonged to the powerful, and only the privileged could dwell in it! NET Bible Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it, New Revised Standard Version The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it. New Heart English Bible But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it. Webster's Bible Translation But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it. World English Bible But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Exhorts Job…7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, 8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. 9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.… Cross References Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it? Job 12:19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established. Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. Isaiah 9:15 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. Treasury of Scripture But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelled in it. But as Job 29:7-17 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! … Job 31:34 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? 1 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… mighty man. Job 13:8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? Jump to Previous Accepted Arm Belongs Dwelleth Dwells Dwelt Earth Favored High Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Mighty Possessed Power Powerful RankJump to Next Accepted Arm Belongs Dwelleth Dwells Dwelt Earth Favored High Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Mighty Possessed Power Powerful RankJob 22 1. Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God5. He accuses Job of various sins 21. He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy (8) But as for the mighty man.--By the "mighty and the honourable" man is probably meant Job. Some understand the words from Job 22:5-10 inclusive, as the words spoken by God on entering into judgment with Job (Job 22:4); but this hardly seems probable.Verse 8. - But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; literally, as for the man of arm; i.e. the man strong of arm. Job's retainers are probably meant, whom Eliphaz supposes to have been allowed by Job to oppress the poor, and have their own way in the world. This charge was doubtless as baseless as the others (comp. Job 29:16, 17). And the honourable man dwelt in it; of the accepted man - "the favoured man," i.e. those of whom Job approved and whom he favoured. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew while the landהָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land belonged to a mighty זְ֭רוֹעַ (zə·rō·w·a‘) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force man, וְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and a man וּנְשׂ֥וּא (ū·nə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take of honor פָ֝נִ֗ים (p̄ā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face lived יֵ֣שֶׁב (yê·šeḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on it. בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Job 22:8 NIVJob 22:8 NLT Job 22:8 ESV Job 22:8 NASB Job 22:8 KJV Job 22:8 BibleApps.com Job 22:8 Biblia Paralela Job 22:8 Chinese Bible Job 22:8 French Bible Job 22:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 22:8 But as for the mighty man he (Jb) |