Key Verse Spotlight
Job 22:7 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.”
Job 22:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{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. {the naked...: Heb. the clothes of the naked}
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. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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