Job 22:8 | NET2full | STEP | Although you were a powerful man , owning land , an honored man living on it,

‏ Job 22:8

8 Although you were a powerful man, ^{▼▼tn The idiom is “a man of arm” (= “powerful”; see Ps 10:15). This is in comparison to the next line, “man of face” (= “dignity; high rank”; see Isa 3:5).} owning land, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and a man of arm, to whom [was] land.” The line is in contrast to the preceding one, and so the vav here introduces a concessive clause.}
an honored man ^{▼▼tn The expression is unusual: “the one lifted up of face.” This is the “honored one,” the one to whom the dignity will be given.} living on it, ^{▼▼tn Many commentators simply delete the verse or move it elsewhere. Most take it as a general reference to Job, perhaps in apposition to the preceding verse.}