Job 22 · Verse 8

Job 22:8

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Job 22:8, King James Version

Job 22:8 in other translations

BSBwhile the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
WEBBut as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
ASVBut as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
YLTAs to the man of arm--he hath the earth, And the accepted of face--he dwelleth in it.
DARBYBut the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
BBEFor it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.
WebsterBut as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.

What does Job 22:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. 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].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth - איש זרוע 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 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.

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Job 22:8 in the original Hebrew

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וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand a person ofH376
זְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'armH2220
ל֣וֹlo[belongs] to him
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וּנְשׂ֥וּאu.ne.Su'and [one] uplifted ofH5375
פָ֝נִ֗יםfa.NimfaceH6440
יֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevhe dwellsH3427
בָּֽהּ\׃Bahin it

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 22:8

  • Isaiah 9:15

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

  • 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?

  • Psalms 12:8

    The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

  • Job 29:7-17

    When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. …

  • Micah 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.

  • 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. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. …

  • Isaiah 3:3

    The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

  • Job 13:8

    Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But as.
29:7-17; 31:34; 1Ki 21:11-15; Ps 12:8; Mic 7:3
mighty man. Heb. man of arm. honourable. Heb. eminent, or,accepted for countenance.
13:8

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Context

  • Job 22:7

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

  • Job 22:8

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

  • Job 22:9

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

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Job 22:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero el hombre pudiente tuvo la tierra; y habitó en ella el distinguido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’homme fort,… à lui était la terre, et celui qui était considéré y habitait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dem Manne der Gewalt, ihm gehörte das Land, und der Angesehene wohnte darin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram, et potentissimus obtinebas eam.