Job 4:5
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
- KJV
- But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
- WEB
- But now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.
- ASV
- But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
- DARBY
- But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
- BLB
- But now it has come to you, and you are weary; it touches unto you, and you are disturbed.
- ÅB
- Men nå, når det gjelder deg selv, blir du utålmodig, når det rammer deg, blir du forferdet.
- OTB
- Men nå kommer det over deg, og du blir motløs;
det berører deg, og du blir skremt. - B1930
- Men nu, når det gjelder dig selv, blir du utålmodig, når det rammer dig, blir du forferdet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 19:21
Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Read in contextJob 1:11
But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Read in contextHebrews 12:5
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Read in contextProverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Read in contextJob 3:25–26
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Read in contextJob 2:5
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
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