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Selected Verse: Job 22:8 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Job 22:8 |
King James |
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. |
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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
mighty--Hebrew, "man of arm" (Psa 10:15; namely, Job).
honourable--Hebrew, "eminent, or, accepted for countenance" (Isa 3:3; Kg2 5:1); that is, possessing authority. Eliphaz repeats his charge (Job 15:28; so Zophar, Job 20:19), that it was by violence Job wrung houses and lands from the poor, to whom now he refused relief (Job 22:7, Job 22:9) [MICHAELIS]. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But as for the mighty man - Hebrew as in the margin, "man of arm." The "arm," in the Scriptures, is the symbol of power; Psa 10:15, "Break thou the arm of the wicked;" Eze 30:21. "I have broken the arm of Pharaoh;" Psa 89:13, "Thou hast a mighty arm;" Psa 97:1, "His holy arm hath gotten him the victory." The reason of this is, that the sword and spear were principally used in war, and success depended on the force with which they were wielded by the arm. There can be no doubt that this is intended to be applied to Job, and that the meaning is, that he had driven the poor from their possessions, and he had taken forcible occupancy of what belonged to them. The idea is, that he had done this by power, not by "right."
Had the earth - Took possession of the land, and drove off from it those to whom it belonged, or who had an equal right to it with him.
And the honorable man - Margin, "eminent," or "accepted of countenance." Hebrew: "Lifted up of countenance;" that is, the man whose countenance was elevated either by honor or pride. It may be used to describe either; but, perhaps, there is more force in the former, in saying that it was the great man, the man of rank and office, who had got possession. There is, thus, some sarcasm in the severe charge: "The great man ... the man of rank, and wealth, and office, has got possession, while the humble and poor are banished." Job had had great possessions; but this charge as to the manner in which he had acquired them seems to be wholly gratuitous. Eliphaz takes it for granted, since he was so severely punished, that it "must have been" in some such way. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Dwelt - Either by thy sentence or permission, he had a peaceable and sure possession of it, whether he had right to it, or no. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth - איש זרוע ish zeroa, the man of arm. Finger, hand, and arm, are all emblems of strength and power. The man of arm is not only the strong man, but the man of power and influence, the man of rapine and plunder.
The honorable man - Literally, the man whose face is accepted, the respectable man, the man of wealth. Thou wert an enemy to the poor and needy, but thou didst favor and flatter the rich and great. |
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.