Parallel Verses
World English Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:
Webster
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt 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
Z@rowa`
'erets
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
7 You haven't given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it. 9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 9:15
The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
1 Kings 21:11-15
The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
Job 13:8
Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
Job 29:7-17
when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
Job 31:34
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn't go out of the door --
Psalm 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
Isaiah 3:3
the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.