Job 22:8
By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
In Context
7You have not given water to the weary; you have taken bread away from the hungry.
9You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.
Cross References
Job 13:8Have you taken his place, and do you struggle to give judgment in favor of God?
Job 31:34if I became frightened by an excessive crowd, and the disrespect of close relatives alarmed me, so that I would much rather have remained silent or have gone out the door;
Isaiah 3:3the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.
Micah 7:3The evil of their hands, they call good. The leader is demanding, and the judge is yielding, and the great is speaking the desire of his soul, and they have confused it.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →