Job 22:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Bible in Basic English

You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

Free Bible Version

You refused water to the thirsty; you denied food to the hungry.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Translation for Translators

You must not have given water to those who were thirsty, and you must have refused to give food to those who were hungry.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You have not given water to weary people to drink; you have withheld bread from hungry people

Noah Webster Bible

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

World English Bible

You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

Context

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

⁶For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. ⁷You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, ⁸while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

Summary

In this verse, Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, accuses Job of being selfish and unjust, suggesting that his suffering is a result of his sins. Eliphaz implies that Job's righteousness is not genuine and that he must have committed some secret sin to deserve such punishment. This accusation reflects the common belief in retribution theology, where suffering is seen as a direct consequence of personal wrongdoing. However, this simplistic view overlooks the complexity of human experience and the mysterious ways of God, highlighting the limitations of human understanding in the face of suffering.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Thou hast not given water - It was esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travelers with water; especially in the deserts, where scarcely a stream was to be found, and where wells were very rare. Some of the Indian devotees are accustomed to stand with a girbah or skin full of water, on the public roads, to give drink to weary travelers who are parched with thirst.

John Gill Bible Commentary

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth,.... A large share and portion of it, which Job could not hinder him from the enjoyment of, because mightier than he, or otherwise he would have done it; or Job was content he should have what he had, and gave him more than what of right belonged to him; for when any cause came before him as a judge, or civil magistrate, between a rich man, and a poorer man, relating to a field, or piece of land he always gave the cause to the rich and mighty and so he had the land, as is suggested: and the honourable man dwelt in it; peaceably, quietly, and undisturbed, though he had no just title to it; or "the man accepted of face" or "countenance" (q), who was respected because of his outward circumstances, wealth and riches, power and authority; and so Job is tacitly charged with being a respecter of persons in judgment, which was not good; and in general these phrases denote partiality in him, that he was favourable to the mighty and powerful, and unkind and cruel to the poor and needy. Some (r) understand all this of Job himself, that because he was the mighty man, or "man of arms" (s), he made use of his power and might, and stretched out his arm, and grasped and got into his possession, by force and violence, the houses, and lands, and estates of others, and became the greatest man in all the east, and the earth in a manner was his alone; and because he was respected for his greatness and riches, he was confirmed therein, and dwelt securely: or rather, taking the words in this sense, they may be considered as an aggravation of Job's sins, both before and after charged upon him; as that when he was the mighty and honourable man, and though he was such, and had it in the power of his hands to do a great deal of good to the poor and needy; yet took a pledge from his indigent brother, stripped those that were almost naked of their clothing, and would not give a poor weary traveller a cup of water, nor a morsel of bread to an hungry man; yea, abused his power and authority which he had, to the oppression of the widow and fatherless, as in Job 22:9. (q) "acceptus faciebus", Montanus; "vel facie", Vatablus, Beza, Junius & Tremellius, Drusius, Mercerus. (r) Jarchi, Ramban, Bar Tzemach, Sephorno. (s) "viro brachii", Pagninus, Montanus, Bolducius, Vatablus, Drusius, &c.

Job 22:7

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Bible in Basic English

You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

Free Bible Version

You refused water to the thirsty; you denied food to the hungry.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Translation for Translators

You must not have given water to those who were thirsty, and you must have refused to give food to those who were hungry.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You have not given water to weary people to drink; you have withheld bread from hungry people

Noah Webster Bible

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

World English Bible

You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 22:7

Verse

Context

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 22:7

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary