Job 22:8 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

A strong person owns the land. A privileged person lives in it.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,

WBS:

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

WEB:

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it. it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

YLT:

As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

Job 22:8 Cross References

XREF:

Job 9:24 "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?

Job 12:19 "He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.

Isaiah 3:3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the expert artisan, And the skillful enchanter.

Isaiah 9:15 The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

22:8 But [as for] the mighty man, he {d} had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
(d) When you were in power and authority you did not do justice but wrong.

WES:

22:8 Dwelt - Either by thy sentence or permission, he had a peaceable and sure possession of it, whether he had right to it, or no.

MHC:

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.

CONC:

Accepted Admah Anger Arm Bears Belongs Dwelleth Dwells Dwelt Face Favored Gomorrah Grass Grows Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Mighty Overthrew Overthrow Owning Possessed Power Powerful Rank Sodom Sown Therein Wrath Zeboiim

Accepted Arm Belongs Dwelleth Dwells Dwelt Earth Favored High Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Mighty Possessed Power Powerful Rank

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