Job 22:8
Is it because the land belongs to the powerful, and only the privileged have a right to live there?
Free Bible 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 refused water to the thirsty; you denied food to the hungry.
Cross References
Job 13:8Or are you wanting to show God favoritism? Are you going to argue God's case for him?
Job 31:34Was I afraid of what everybody else would think, scared of the contempt families would show me, so that I kept quiet and didn't go outside?
Isaiah 3:3army captains, state officials, counselors, craftsmen, masters of magic, and experts in the occult.
Micah 7:3They are experts at evil; both officials and judges ask for bribes; the powerful demand their evil desires; and they scheme together to get what they want.
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 →