Job 5:25

Job 5:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth.

Context of Job 5:25

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]. You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth. 26You will come to your grave in old age, Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season. 27Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true. Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”

Job 5:25 word by word

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• also that thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• and thine offspringצֶאֱצָאtse'ĕtsâ' · offspringH6631
• as the grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Job 5:25

• Job 42:13He had seven sons and three daughters.
• Genesis 15:5And the Lord brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, “Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So [numerous] shall your descendants be.”
• Leviticus 26:9For I will turn toward you [with favor and regard] and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish and confirm My covenant with you.
• Deuteronomy 28:4“The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed.
• Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord, The fruit of the womb a reward.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within the innermost part of your house; Your children will be like olive plants Around your table.
• Psalms 72:16There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon, And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

Commentaries on Job 5:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Thine offspring as the grass - Thou shalt have a numerous and permanent issue.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great - Margin, “much.” That is, thy posterity shall be numerous. This was one of the blessings supposed to be connected with the favor of God; see the notes at Isaiah 53:10. And thine offspring as the grass of the earth - On the meaning of the word here rendered offspring, see the notes at Isaiah 48:19. Nothing is more common in the Scriptures, than to compare a prosperous and a happy man to a green and…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. 25descendants like the grass of the earth: See Genesis 22:17; Leviticus 26:9; Deuteronomy 28:4, 11–12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. as the grass--(Psa 72:16). Properly, "herb-bearing seed" (Ge 1:11, 12).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 5:25

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

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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