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Job 5:15

SalvationProtection and safetyPoverty and the vulnerable

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

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BSB
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
KJV
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
WEB
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
ASV
But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
DARBY
And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
BLB
And He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
ÅB
Og slik frelser han den fattige fra sverdet, fra deres munn og fra den sterkes hånd,
OTB
Men Han redder fra sverdet av deres munn,
Og de fattige fra de mektiges hånd.
B1930
Og således frelser han den fattige fra sverdet, fra deres munn og fra den sterkes hånd,

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  • Psalms 35:10

    All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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  • Psalms 140:12

    I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

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  • Psalms 109:31

    For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

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  • Psalms 72:4

    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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  • Psalms 10:17

    LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

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  • Psalms 10:14

    Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

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  • Psalms 107:41

    Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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  • Job 4:10

    The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

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