Job 22:8

Although you were a powerful man, ¹  owning land, ²  an honored man ³  living on it, ⁴ 

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though you were a powerful man, owning land—an honoured man, living on it.

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"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

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After all, you think the land belongs to the powerful and that those who are privileged have a right to it!

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And there you sat, strong and honored by everyone, surrounded by immense wealth!

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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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The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it.

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But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.

biblegateway Job 22:8

Although you were a powerful man, ¹  owning land, ²  an honored man ³  living on it, ⁴ 

¹ tn The idiom is “a man of arm” (= “powerful”; see Ps 10:15). This is in comparison to the next line, “man of face” (= “dignity; high rank”; see Isa 3:5).

² tn Heb “and a man of arm, to whom [was] land.” The line is in contrast to the preceding one, and so the vav here introduces a concessive clause.

³ tn The expression is unusual: “the one lifted up of face.” This is the “honored one,” the one to whom the dignity will be given.

⁴ tn Many commentators simply delete the verse or move it elsewhere. Most take it as a general reference to Job, perhaps in apposition to the preceding verse.