Job 5
Modern English Version
Eliphaz: Job Is Chastised by God
5 “Call out now; is anyone answering you?
And to whom among the holy ones will you turn?
2 For anger slays the foolish man,
and jealousy kills the gullible.
3 Yes, I saw the foolish taking root,
and quickly I cursed his dwelling.
4 May his children be far from safety,
and may they be crushed in the gate without a deliverer;
5 whose harvest the hungry eats up,
and takes it even out of the thorns,
and the thirsty captures his wealth.
6 For affliction does not come out of the dust,
nor does trouble sprout up out of the ground;
7 but man is born to trouble,
as the sparks fly upward.
8 “Indeed, I would appeal to God,
and before God I would set forth my case,
9 who does the great and the inscrutable,
wonders without number.
10 He gives rain on the surface of the earth
and sends water on the outdoor places.
11 He sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty,
so that their hands cannot perform their plans.
13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the scheme of the shrewd is swiftly stopped.
14 In the daytime they encounter darkness,
and at noontime they grope as in the night.
15 But the needy He saves from the sword,
from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the helpless has hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.
17 “How happy is the man whom God corrects!
Therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty,
18 for He wounds, but He applies the bandage;
He injures, but His hands also heal.
19 In six crises He will deliver you;
even in seven, disaster will not touch you.
20 In famine He will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21 You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and you will not fear violence when it comes.
22 You will laugh at devastation and famine,
and you will not fear wild animals.
23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 You will know that your tent is peaceful,
and you will inspect your property and find nothing missing.
25 You will know that your offspring will be many
and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
26 You go to the grave in a full age,
as stalks of grain are gathered up in season.
27 “Look! We have investigated all this, and it is so;
hear it, and know for yourself.”
Job 5
Lexham English Bible
Eliphaz’s Response Continues
5 “Call now, is there anyone answering you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For vexation will slay the fool,
and jealousy will kill the simple.
3 I have seen a fool taking root,
but[a] suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4 His children are far from deliverance,
and they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no deliverer—
5 whose harvest the hungry eats,
and he takes it from behind[b] the thorns;
and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
6 Indeed,[c] mischief does not come from the dust,
and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
7 But a human being is born to trouble,
and they soar aloft[d] like sparks.[e]
8 “But I myself[f] will seek God,
and to God I would commit my cause.
9 He is doing great and unsearchable[g] things,
marvelous things without number[h]—
10 the one who is giving rain on the surface of[i] the earth
and is sending water on the surface of[j] the fields,
11 to set the lowly on high,
and those mourning are lifted to safety.
12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty,
and their hands do not achieve success.
13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
14 In the daytime they meet with darkness,
and they grope at noon[k] as in the night.
15 And[l] he saves from the sword of[m] their mouth,
even[n] the poor from the hand of the strong.
16 So[o] there is hope[p] for the powerless,
and wickedness shuts its mouth.
17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;
and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
18 for he himself[q] wounds, but[r] he binds up;
he strikes, but[s] his hands heal.
19 From[t] six troubles he will deliver you,
and in seven evil shall not touch you.
20 In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of[u] the sword.
21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden,
and you shall not be afraid of[v] destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine[w] you shall laugh,
and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
23 For your covenant will be with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals[x] of the field will be at peace with you.
24 And you shall know that your tent is safe,
and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
25 And you shall know that your offspring are many,
and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
26 You shall come in maturity to the grave,
as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
27 “Look, we have searched this out—it is true;
hear it and know it yourself.”[y]
Footnotes
- Job 5:3 Hebrew “And”
- Job 5:5 Literally “to from”
- Job 5:6 Or “For”
- Job 5:7 Literally “they make high to fly”
- Job 5:7 Literally “children of flame”
- Job 5:8 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Job 5:9 Literally “there is no searching”
- Job 5:9 Literally “until there is no number”
- Job 5:10 Literally “faces of”
- Job 5:10 Literally “faces of”
- Job 5:14 Or “the noon”
- Job 5:15 Or “Thus,” or “So”
- Job 5:15 Literally “from”
- Job 5:15 Literally “and”; the entire verse could be translated “So he saves the poor from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong”
- Job 5:16 Or “And”
- Job 5:16 Or “hope exists”
- Job 5:18 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Job 5:18 Hebrew “and”
- Job 5:18 Hebrew “and”
- Job 5:19 Literally “In,” or “By”
- Job 5:20 Literally “hand of”
- Job 5:21 Hebrew “from”
- Job 5:22 Hebrew “at famine”
- Job 5:23 Collective singular
- Job 5:27 Literally “you for yourself”
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