God’s Word Translation
Job 5:24
24“You will know peace in your tent. You will inspect your house and find nothing missing.
Job 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
- New International Version (NIV)You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
Context of Job 5:24
22“You will be able to laugh at destruction and starvation, so do not be afraid of wild animals on the earth. 23“You will have a binding agreement with the stones in the field, and wild animals will be at peace with you. “You will know peace in your tent. You will inspect your house and find nothing missing. 25“You will find that your children are many and your descendants are like the grass of the earth. 26“You will come to your grave at a ripe old age like a stack of hay in the right season.
Read all of Job 5Job 5:24 word by word
וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־שָׁל֣וֹם אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 5:24
- Job 18:6The light in his tent becomes dark, and the lamp above him is snuffed out.
- Job 21:7“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, and even become more powerful?
- 1 Samuel 30:3By the time David and his men came to the town, it had been burned down, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.
- Isaiah 4:5The Lord will create a cloud of smoke during the day and a glowing flame of fire during the night over the whole area of Mount Zion and over the assembly. His glory will cover everything.
- Psalms 25:13He will enjoy good things in life, and his descendants will inherit the land.
- Deuteronomy 28:6You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go.
- Psalms 91:10No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house.
- Psalms 121:7The Lord guards you from every evil. He guards your life.
- Psalms 107:4They wandered around the desert on a deserted road without finding an inhabited city.
Commentaries on Job 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Thou shalt know - Thou shalt be so fully satisfied of the friendly disposition of all thy neighbors, that thou shalt rest secure in thy bed, and not be afraid of any danger, though sleeping in thy tent in the field; and when thou returnest from thy country excursions, thou shalt find that thy habitation has been preserved in peace and prosperity, and that thou hast made no mistake in thy trust, in thy confidence, or in thy confederates. The word אהלך…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace - Thy tent - אהלך 'âhelēkāh - showing that it was common then to dwell in tents. The sense is, that when he was away from home he would have confidence that his dwelling was secure, and his family safe. This would be an assurance producing no small degree of consolation in a country abounding in wild beasts and robbers. Such is the nature of the blessing which Eliphaz says the man would have who…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. 24nothing amiss: See Deuteronomy 28:11–12; compare with Job 1:6–19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. know--"Thou shalt rest in the assurance, that thine habitation is the abode of peace; and (if) thou numberest thine herd, thine expectations prove not fallacious" [Umbreit]. "Sin" does not agree with the context. The Hebrew word--"to miss" a mark, said of archers (Jud 20:16). The Hebrew for "habitation" primarily means "the fold for cattle"; and for "visit," often to "take an account of, to number." "Peace" is the common Eastern salutation; including…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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