Bible Strands
Job 22:8
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job in the midst of his second speech, accusing him of leveraging land ownership and social status to exploit the vulnerable.
The words — The text literally states זְרוֹעַ (Ze.ro.a') as "arm" or strength and נְשׂוּא פָנִים (ne.Su' fa.Nim) as "uplifted face," describing a person of honor who dwells on land held by the powerful.
The thread — This pattern of elevating the powerful while marginalizing the weak runs through Isaiah 9:15, 1 Kings 21:11, and Job 13:8.
Why it lands — The passage forces a reader to confront whether their own possession of land and influence is maintained at the expense of the weary, the famished, and the fatherless.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 9:15 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
- 1 Kings 21:11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
- Job 13:8 Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
- Job 29:7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Job 31:34 because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
- Psalms 12:8 The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
- Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.