Job 22:8

In 11 translations

BSB

while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

KJV

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.mighty…: Heb. man of armhonourable…: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance

WEB

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

ASV

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

LSV

As for the man of arm—he has the earth, || And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.

YLT

As to the man of arm — he hath the earth, And the accepted of face — he dwelleth in it.

DBY

But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

DRC

In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

GNV

But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.

JPS

And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,

LXXE

And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.

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WLC

וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃

LXX-Br

Ἐθαύμασας δέ τινων πρόσωπον, ᾤκισας δὲ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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• Isaiah 9:15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
• Job 29:7–17When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square, the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet. The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their…
• Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
• Isaiah 3:3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
• Job 13:8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
• Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• 1 Kings 21:11–15So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them. They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people. And the two scoundrels…

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