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Job 22:8
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while the land belonged to a powerful manand an influential man lived on it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the eretz. The honorable man, he lived in it.
The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it.
You were a powerful man who owned land; you were honored and lived in the land.
Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,
"But the land is possessed by the man with power, And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.
"But the earth belongs to the powerful man, And the one who is honorable dwells on it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.
But the earth belongs to the mighty man,And the highly respected man inhabits it.
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
although you were rich, respected, and powerful.
As a wealthy man, an owner of land, and as a man of rank, who lives on it,
But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
You have a lot of farmland, and people respect you.
There is a man who sows a field for himself, and the mighty man seizes it from him by force.
You used your power and your position to take over the whole land.
And the land belongs to the man of power, and the favored lives in it.
And the earth is to him, to the armed man; and the honored one lives in it.
Shulde soch one the as vseth violece, wroge & oppression (doinge all thinges of parcialyte, & hauynge respecte of personnes) dwell in the lode?
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.
And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
But as for the mightie man, hee had the earth, and the honourable man dwelt in it.
But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in auctoritie dwelt in it.
And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man, he dwelt in it.
In the strengthe of thin arm thou haddist the lond in possessioun; and thou moost myyti heldist it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.
You probably think the land belongs to the powerful and only the privileged have a right to it!
But you were a powerful and respected man owning land and living on it.
The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it.
A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:
In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.
The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man dwelt in it.
As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.
"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
But as: Job 29:7-17, Job 31:34, 1 Kings 21:11-15, Psalms 12:8, Micah 7:3
mighty man: Heb. man of arm
honourable: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance. Job 13:8
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:17 - pervert
Cross-References
Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth,.... A large share and portion of it, which Job could not hinder him from the enjoyment of, because mightier than he, or otherwise he would have done it; or Job was content he should have what he had, and gave him more than what of right belonged to him; for when any cause came before him as a judge, or civil magistrate, between a rich man, and a poorer man, relating to a field, or piece of land he always gave the cause to the rich and mighty and so he had the land, as is suggested:
and the honourable man dwelt in it; peaceably, quietly, and undisturbed, though he had no just title to it; or "the man accepted of face" or "countenance" q, who was respected because of his outward circumstances, wealth and riches, power and authority; and so Job is tacitly charged with being a respecter of persons in judgment, which was not good; and in general these phrases denote partiality in him, that he was favourable to the mighty and powerful, and unkind and cruel to the poor and needy. Some r understand all this of Job himself, that because he was the mighty man, or "man of arms" s, he made use of his power and might, and stretched out his arm, and grasped and got into his possession, by force and violence, the houses, and lands, and estates of others, and became the greatest man in all the east, and the earth in a manner was his alone; and because he was respected for his greatness and riches, he was confirmed therein, and dwelt securely: or rather, taking the words in this sense, they may be considered as an aggravation of Job's sins, both before and after charged upon him; as that when he was the mighty and honourable man, and though he was such, and had it in the power of his hands to do a great deal of good to the poor and needy; yet took a pledge from his indigent brother, stripped those that were almost naked of their clothing, and would not give a poor weary traveller a cup of water, nor a morsel of bread to an hungry man; yea, abused his power and authority which he had, to the oppression of the widow and fatherless, as in Job 22:9.
q נשוא פנים "acceptus faciebus", Montanus; "vel facie", Vatablus, Beza, Junius & Tremellius, Drusius, Mercerus. r Jarchi, Ramban, Bar Tzemach, Sephorno. s איש זרוע "viro brachii", Pagninus, Montanus, Bolducius, Vatablus, Drusius, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But as for the mighty man - Hebrew as in the margin, “man of arm.” The “arm,” in the Scriptures, is the symbol of power; Psalms 10:15, “Break thou the arm of the wicked;” Ezekiel 30:21. “I have broken the arm of Pharaoh;” Psalms 89:13, “Thou hast a mighty arm;” Psalms 97:1, “His holy arm hath gotten him the victory.” The reason of this is, that the sword and spear were principally used in war, and success depended on the force with which they were wielded by the arm. There can be no doubt that this is intended to be applied to Job, and that the meaning is, that he had driven the poor from their possessions, and he had taken forcible occupancy of what belonged to them. The idea is, that he had done this by power, not by “right.”
Had the earth - Took possession of the land, and drove off from it those to whom it belonged, or who had an equal right to it with him.
And the honorable man - Margin, “eminent,” or “accepted of countenance.” Hebrew: “Lifted up of countenance;” that is, the man whose countenance was elevated either by honor or pride. It may be used to describe either; but, perhaps, there is more force in the former, in saying that it was the great man, the man of rank and office, who had got possession. There is, thus, some sarcasm in the severe charge: “The great man ... the man of rank, and wealth, and office, has got possession, while the humble and poor are banished.” Job had had great possessions; but this charge as to the manner in which he had acquired them seems to be wholly gratuitous. Eliphaz takes it for granted, since he was so severely punished, that it “must have been” in some such way.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 22:8. 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 honourable 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 favour and flatter the rich and great.
