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Monday, July 14th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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New Living Translation

Job 22:7

You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Poor;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Poor, the;   Water;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliphaz;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Justice;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Wayfaring Men;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliphaz (2);   Job, Book of;   Wisdom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You gave no water to the thirstyand withheld food from the famished,
Hebrew Names Version
You haven't given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
King James Version
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
English Standard Version
You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
New Century Version
You did not give water to tired people, and you kept food from the hungry.
New English Translation
You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.
Amplified Bible
"You have not given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
New American Standard Bible
"You have given the weary no water to drink, And you have 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
To such as were wearie, thou hast not giuen water to drinke, and hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie.
Legacy Standard Bible
To the weary you have given no water to drink,And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
Berean Standard Bible
You gave no water to the weary, and you withheld food from the famished,
Contemporary English Version
And you refused bread and water to the hungry and thirsty,
Complete Jewish Bible
you didn't give water to the weary to drink, you withheld food from the hungry.
Darby Translation
Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Easy-to-Read Version
Maybe you failed to give water or food to people who were tired or hungry.
George Lamsa Translation
You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
Good News Translation
You refused water to those who were tired, and refused to feed those who were hungry.
Lexham English Bible
You have given no water for the weary to drink, and you withheld food from the hungry.
Literal Translation
You have not given water to the faint to drink, and you withheld food from the hungry.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
To soch as were weery, hast thou geue no water to drynke, thou hast withdrawe bred fro the hungrie:
American Standard Version
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
King James Version (1611)
Thou hast not giuen water to the wearie to drinke, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
To such as were weery, hast thou geuen no water to drinke, & hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
English Revised Version
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou yauest not watir to the feynt man; and thou withdrowist breed fro the hungri man.
Update Bible Version
You haven't given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.
New King James Version
You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
New Life Bible
To those who were tired, you have given no water to drink. And you have kept bread from the hungry.
New Revised Standard
You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.
Revised Standard Version
You have given no 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

Contextual Overview

5 No, it's because of your wickedness! There's no limit to your sins. 6 "For example, you must have lent money to your friend and demanded clothing as security. Yes, you stripped him to the bone. 7 You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry. 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. 10 That is why you are surrounded by traps and tremble from sudden fears. 11 That is why you cannot see in the darkness, and waves of water cover you. 12 "God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars. 13 But you reply, ‘That's why God can't see what I am doing! How can he judge through the thick darkness? 14 For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

not given: Job 31:17, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Psalms 112:9, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 19:17, Isaiah 58:7, Isaiah 58:10, Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16, Matthew 25:42, Romans 12:20

Reciprocal: Job 31:16 - withheld James 2:16 - one

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
Exodus 12:3
Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household.
Matthew 26:39
He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."
Matthew 26:42
Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, "My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done."
John 18:11
But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?"
Romans 8:15
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,.... To a weary thirsty traveller, to whom in those hot countries cold water was very refreshing, and which in desert places was not to be had in common, or any where; rich men were possessed of their wells and fountains, and were kept for their own use, and it was a kindness and favour to obtain water of them; and yet a cup of cold water is one of the least favours to be given to a poor man, and to deny it him in distress was very inhuman, and was very far from Job's character:

and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry: bread, which strengthens man's heart, and is the staff of life, without which he cannot support; and this is not to be withheld from, but given even to an enemy when hungry; and to deny it to a poor neighbour in such circumstances is very cruel; the charge is, that Job would not give a poor hungry man a morsel of bread to eat; which must be false, being directly contrary to what he strongly asserts, Job 31:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou hast not given water to the weary - That is, thou hast withheld the rites of hospitality - one of the most grievous offences which could be charged on an Arabian; compare the notes at Isaiah 21:14. In all the Oriental world, hospitality was regarded, and is still, as a duty of the highest obligation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 22:7. Thou hast not given water — It was esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travellers 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 travellers who are parched with thirst.


 
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