Job 5:27

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

25You will know that your children will be very many. You will have as many descendants as the grass that grows in the ground. 26You will not die until you are old. You will grow with strength until you die, like crops that grow until the time of harvest. We have thought carefully about these things. We know that they are true. So listen to what we say. Accept it and it will be good for you.’

Job 5:27 word by word

הִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lo this, we have searchedחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• it, and knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Job 5:27

• Job 8:8Think about the people who lived before us. Study the things that our ancestors learned.
• Job 12:2‘You people think that you know everything. You think that there will be no wisdom after you die.
• Job 15:9You do not know any more than we know. We understand as much as you do.
• Job 32:11Yes, I waited for you all to speak. I listened to your wise thoughts, as you tried to find the right words to say.
• Psalms 111:2The Lord does great things! People who enjoy them, think carefully about them.
• Proverbs 2:3Yes, always try to learn what is right. Never stop trying to understand.
• Job 22:2‘Nothing that a man can do will help God. Even a wise man cannot help God.
• Deuteronomy 10:13Obey the Lord's commands and rules that I am giving to you today. If you do these things, you will have a happy life.
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, it will help you in many ways. But if you think that you do not need wisdom, you will bring trouble on yourself.

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

Topics related to Job 5:27

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Happiness
• Righteous
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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

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