Job 22:8–9
Job 22:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land—
an honored man, living on it.
9 And you sent widows away empty-handed
and broke the strength of the fatherless.
Job 22:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;
And the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty,
And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
and only the privileged have a right to it!
9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
Job 22:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 But the mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Job 22:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 You were a powerful man who owned land;
you were honored and lived in the land.
9 But you sent widows away empty-handed,
and you mistreated orphans.
Job 22:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;
And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty,
And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. 9 Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 A strong person owns the land.
A privileged person lives in it.
9 You send widows away empty-handed,
and the arms of orphans are broken.
Job 22:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 while the land belonged to a powerful man
and an influential man lived on it.
9 You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Job 22:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 The powerful possess the land,
and the favored live in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty-handed,
and the arms of the orphans you have crushed.
Job 22:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 And the land belongs to the man of power,
and the favored lives in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty-handed,
and the arms of orphans were crushed.
Job 22:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 You did it even though you were honored and powerful.
You owned land and lived on it.
9 But you sent widows away without anything.
You mistreated children whose fathers had died.
Job 22:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 “But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
9 “You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.