Job 22:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz falsely accuses Job of denying water and bread to the exhausted and hungry.
What Does Job 22:7 Mean?
The list of imagined sins continues. Eliphaz charges Job with withholding the most basic kindness, refusing even water to the weary and bread to the starving. In that arid land, to deny a thirsty traveler water was a grave failure of hospitality.
Though the accusation is unjust, it names a duty all who fear God share. To feed the hungry and give drink to the thirsty is near to the heart of true religion. The Lord Jesus would one day teach that whatever we do for the least of these we do for Him. Eliphaz misjudges Job, yet his words press us to ask whether our own hands are open to those in need.
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What does Job 22:7 mean?
Eliphaz falsely accuses Job of denying water and bread to the exhausted and hungry.