Job 5:21

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 rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. 20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword. You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes. 22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. 23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

Job 5:21 word by word

בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

• You will be hiddenחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
• from the scourgeשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• of the tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• and will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• havocשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
• whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• it comesבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Job 5:21

• Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
• James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
• Psalms 91:5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies 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

Topics related to Job 5:21

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

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Craftiness
• Device
• Enterprise
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• Mouth
• Trouble
• Eliphaz (2)
• James, Epistle of
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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