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Job 22:4–11

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4“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you

and brings charges against you?i

5Is not your wickedness great?

Are not your sinsj endless?k

6You demanded securityl from your relatives for no reason;m

you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.n

7You gave no watero to the weary

and you withheld food from the hungry,p

8though you were a powerful man, owning landq—

an honored man,r living on it.s

9And you sent widowst away empty-handedu

and broke the strength of the fatherless.v

10That is why snaresw are all around you,x

why sudden peril terrifies you,y

11why it is so darkz you cannot see,

and why a flood of water covers you.a

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Cross references

  1. iSee Job 9:3; 19:29; Ps 143:2; Isa 3:14; Eze 20:35
  2. jSee Ezr 9:13; See Job 15:5
  3. kSee Job 15:13; See 20:29; 29:17
  4. lSee Ex 22:26
  5. mSee 2 Ki 4:1
  6. nSee Ex 22:27; Dt 24:12–13
  7. oMt 10:42
  8. pver 9; Job 29:12; 31:17, 21, 31; Isa 58:7, 10; Eze 18:7; Mt 25:42
  9. qSee Job 15:19
  10. rIsa 3:3; 5:13; 9:15
  11. sSee Job 12:19
  12. tJob 29:13; 31:16; Ps 146:9
  13. uJob 24:3, 21; Isa 10:2; Lk 1:53
  14. vSee ver 7; See Job 6:27; See Isa 1:17
  15. wSee Job 18:9
  16. xSee Job 10:3
  17. ySee Job 15:21
  18. zSee Job 5:14
  19. aSee Ge 7:23; Job 36:28; 38:34, 37; Ps 69:1–2; 124:4–5; Isa 58:10–11; La 3:54

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you

and enters into judgment with you?

Is not your evil abundant?

There is no end to your iniquities.

For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing

and stripped the naked of their clothing.

You have given no water to the weary to drink,

and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

The man with power possessed the land,

and the favored man lived in it.

You have sent widows away empty,

and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.

Therefore snares are all around you,

and sudden terror overwhelms you,

or darkness, so that you cannot see,

and a flood of water covers you.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Does he correct you and take you to court

because of your piety?

Isn’t your wickedness abundant

and aren’t your iniquities endless?

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,

stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

You gave no water to the thirsty

and withheld food from the famished,

while the land belonged to a powerful man

and an influential man lived on it.

You sent widows away empty-handed,

and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Therefore snares surround you,

and sudden dread terrifies you,

or darkness, so you cannot see,

and a flood of water covers you.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Is it because you’re so pious that he accuses you

and brings judgment against you?

No, it’s because of your wickedness!

There’s no limit to your sins.

“For example, you must have lent money to your friend

and demanded clothing as security.

Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

You must have refused water for the thirsty

and food for the hungry.

You probably think the land belongs to the powerful

and only the privileged have a right to it!

You must have sent widows away empty-handed

and crushed the hopes of orphans.

That is why you are surrounded by traps

and tremble from sudden fears.

That is why you cannot see in the darkness,

and waves of water cover you.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Does he reprove you because of your reverence

or enter into judgment with you?

Is not your wickedness great,

and there is no end to your iniquities?

“Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing,

and you have stripped off the clothes of the naked.

You have given no water for the weary to drink,

and you withheld food from the hungry.

And the land belongs to the man of power,

and the favored lives in it.

You have sent widows away empty-handed,

and the arms of orphans were crushed.

Therefore trapping nets are all around you,

and panic suddenly terrifies you,

or it is so dark you cannot see,

and a flood of water covers you.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Will he reprove thee for fear of thee?

Will he enter with thee into judgment?

Is not thy wickedness great?

And thine iniquities infinite?

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought,

And stripped the naked of their clothing.

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,

And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;

And the honourable man dwelt in it.

Thou hast sent widows away empty,

And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Therefore snares are round about thee,

And sudden fear troubleth thee;

Or darkness, that thou canst not see;

And abundance of waters cover thee.

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