Job 22:8

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

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WEBBE

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honourable man, he lived in it.

BSB

while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.