American Standard Version
Job 5:27
27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is;Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Job 5:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
- New International Version (NIV)“We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself.”
Context of Job 5:27
25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season. Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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הִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 5:27
- Job 8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out
- Job 12:2No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
- Job 15:9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
- Job 32:11Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.
- Psalms 111:2The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
- Proverbs 2:3Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
- Job 22:2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
- Deuteronomy 10:13to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
- Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Commentaries on Job 5:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Lo this, we have searched it - What I have told thee is the sum of our wisdom and experience on these important points. These are established maxims, which universal experience supports. Know - understand, and reduce them to practice for thy good. Thus ends Eliphaz, the Temanite, "full of wise saws and ancient instances;" but he miserably perverted them in his application of them to Job's case and character. They contain, however, many wholesome truths…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Lo this - All this that I have said; the truth of all the remarks which I have made. We have searched it - We have by careful observation of the course of events come to these conclusions. These are our views of the providence of God, and of the principles of his government, as far as we have had the opportunity of observing, and they are well worthy of your attention. The sentiments in these two chapters indicate close and accurate observation; and if we…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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. searched it ... for thy good--literally, "for thyself" (Psa 111:2; Pr 2:4; 9:12).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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