Job 5:17-27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;
therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a](A)
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.(B)
19 He will deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no harm shall touch you.(C)
20 In famine he will redeem you from death
and in war from the power of the sword.(D)
21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.(E)
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh
and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.(F)
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.(G)
24 You shall know that your tent is safe;
you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.(H)
25 You shall know that your descendants will be many
and your offspring like the grass of the earth.(I)
26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.(J)
27 See, we have searched this out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for yourself.”
Footnotes
- 5.17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Job 5:17-27
New Living Translation
17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!
Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.
18 For though he wounds, he also bandages.
He strikes, but his hands also heal.
19 From six disasters he will rescue you;
even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
20 He will save you from death in time of famine,
from the power of the sword in time of war.
21 You will be safe from slander
and have no fear when destruction comes.
22 You will laugh at destruction and famine;
wild animals will not terrify you.
23 You will be at peace with the stones of the field,
and its wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 You will know that your home is safe.
When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.
25 You will have many children;
your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
26 You will go to the grave at a ripe old age,
like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time!
27 “We have studied life and found all this to be true.
Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.”
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