Job 5:16
14 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- KJV
- So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- WEB
- So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
- ASV
- So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- DARBY
- So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
- BLB
- And there is hope for the poor, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- ÅB
- og det blir håp for den ringe, og ondskapen må lukke sin munn.
- OTB
- Så den hjelpeløse har håp,
Og urettferdighet lukker sin munn. - B1930
- og det blir håp for den ringe, og ondskapen må lukke sin munn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:42
The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
Read in contextPsalms 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:8–9
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Read in contextRomans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Read in contextExodus 11:7
But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 9:18
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:32
What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
Read in contextZechariah 9:12
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
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