Job 5:22

Job 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Context of Job 5:22

20In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. 21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes. You will laugh at violence and famine, And you will not be afraid of the wild beasts of the earth. 23For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. 24You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace, And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss].

Job 5:22 word by word

לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At destructionשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
• and famineכָּפָןkâphân · famineH3720
• thou shalt laughשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• neither shalt thou be afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• of the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Job 5:22

• 2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: ‘The virgin daughter of Zion Has despised you and mocked you; The daughter of Jerusalem Has shaken her head behind you!
• Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, Nor will any predatory animal come up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there.
• Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox [there will no longer be predator and prey]; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Zion),” says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with them and will eliminate the predatory animals from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep [safely] in the woods.

Commentaries on Job 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh - This most forcibly expresses the strongest security, and confidence in that security. "In the desolation of Sihon, and in the famine of the desert, thou shalt laugh; and of the camps of Og, who is compared to a wild beast of the earth, thou shalt not be afraid." - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh - That is thou shalt be perfectly safe and happy. They shall not come upon thee; and when they approach with threatening aspect, thou shalt smile with conscious security. The word here rendered famine (כפן kâphân ) is an unusual word, and differs from that occurring in Job 5:20, רעב râ‛âb This word is derived from כפן kâphan - to languish, to pine from hunger and thirst. It then means the languid and feeble…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 Eliphaz gives to Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes from the Father's love, and is for the child's good; and notice it as a messenger from Heaven. Eliphaz also encourages Job to submit to his condition. A good man is happy though he be afflicted, for he has not lost his enjoyment of God, nor his title to heaven; nay, he is happy because he is afflicted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-26Six calamities … in seven: This formula for wise sayings suggests a condition of completion (compare Proverbs 30:15–31). This list reflects the blessings and curses of the covenant God gave to Moses (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28). Eliphaz believed that people in a right relationship with God would avoid: Famine, meaning starving. (Job 5:20, 22; see Leviticus 26:4–5, 10; Deuteronomy 28:4–6, 8, 11–12). Battle and its destruction (Job 5:20; 5:21, 22; see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. famine thou shalt laugh--Not, in spite of destruction and famine, which is true (Ha 3:17, 18), though not the truth meant by Eliphaz, but because those calamities shall not come upon thee. A different Hebrew word from that in Job 5:20; there, famine in general; here, the languid state of those wanting proper nutriment [Barnes].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 5:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Fear of God
• Happiness
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Craftiness
• Crafty
• Device
• Enterprise
• Fly
• Mouth
• Trouble
• Eliphaz (2)
• Famine

Commentaries on Job 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings