Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

You gave no water to the thirsty
and withheld food from the famished,

New American Standard Bible

“To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.

A Conservative Version

Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“You have not given water to the weary to drink,
And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Bible in Basic English

You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thou wilt not give to the weary one water to drink, and from the hungry one thou wilt withhold bread.

King James 2000

You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You have given no water [for the] weary to drink, and you withheld food from [the] hungry.

Modern King James verseion

You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have held back bread from the hungry.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

To such as were weary, hast thou given no water to drink, and thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

NET Bible

You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.

New Heart English Bible

You haven't given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

The Emphasized Bible

No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad:

Webster

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

World English Bible

You haven't given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou hast not given water
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

to the weary
עיף 
`ayeph 
Usage: 17

to drink
שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

and thou hast withholden
מנע 
mana` 
Usage: 29

References

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Third Speech

6 For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
7 You gave no water to the thirsty
and withheld food from the famished,
8 while the land belonged to a powerful man
and an influential man lived on it.


Cross References

Job 31:17

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Ezekiel 18:7

He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Ezekiel 18:16

He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Matthew 25:42

For I was hungry
and you gave Me nothing to eat;
I was thirsty
and you gave Me nothing to drink;

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.

Job 31:31

Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”

Psalm 112:9

He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.

Proverbs 11:24-25

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

Isaiah 58:10

and if you offer yourself to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted one,
then your light will shine in the darkness,
and your night will be like noonday.

Romans 12:20

But

If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
For in so doing
you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.

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