Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Holman Bible
and an influential man lived on it.
International Standard Version
The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.
A Conservative Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the land. And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
American Standard Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
Amplified
“But the land is possessed by the man with power,
And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.
Bible in Basic English
For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.
Darby Translation
But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
Julia Smith Translation
And the man of arm, to him the earth; and the lifted up of face dwelt in it.
King James 2000
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the land {belongs to the man of power}, and {the favored} lives in it.
Modern King James verseion
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth, and the honored man lived in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Should such one then as useth violence, wrong and oppression, doing all things of partiality, and having respect of persons, dwell in the land?
NET Bible
Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,
New Heart English Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
7 No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad: 8 A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein: 9 Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 9:15
The eider and favourite, he, is the head, - And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;
1 Kings 21:11-15
So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them, - as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them:
Job 13:8
Even, for him, would ye be partial? Or, for GOD, would ye so plead?
Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,
Job 31:34
Then let me be made to tremble at a great throng, yea let, the contempt of families, terrify me, so that, keeping silence, I shall not go out of the door!
Psalm 12:8
On every side, the lawless, march about, - when worthlessness is exalted by the sons of men.
Isaiah 3:3
Captain of fifty, and favourite; And counsellor and skilled artificer, And master of magical formulas;
Micah 7:3
Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand - and the judge - for a recompense, - and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!