American Standard Version
Job 5:21
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue;Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job 5:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
- New International Version (NIV)You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
Context of Job 5:21
19He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword. Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Read all of Job 5Job 5:21 word by word
בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 5:21
- Psalms 31:20In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
- Psalms 55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
- Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- James 3:5So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
- Psalms 91:5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Commentaries on Job 5:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue - The Targum refers this to the incantations of Balaam: "From injury by the tongue of Balaam thou shalt be hidden in the clouds; and thou shalt not fear from the blasting of the Midianites, when it shall come." Perhaps no evil is more dreadful than the scourge of the tongue: evil-speaking, detraction, backbiting, calumny, slander, tale-bearing, whispering, and scandalizing, are some of the terms which we…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue - Margin, Or, “when the tongue scourgeth.” The word rendered “scourge” - שׁוט shôṭ - means properly a whip. It is used of God when he scourges people by calamities and punishments; Isaiah 10:26; Job 9:23. See the use of the verb שׁוּט shûṭ in Job 2:7. Here it is used to denote a slanderous tongue, as being that which inflicts a severe wound upon the reputation and peace of an individual. The idea is…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. 2121. (Psa 31:20; Jr 18:18). Smite (Psalm 73. 9).Read the comment
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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
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