Job 4:5

Job 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
• New International Version (NIV)But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled.

Context of Job 4:5

3Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands. 4Your words have helped the tottering to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees. But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; It touches you, and you are dismayed. 6Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? 7“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed?

Job 4:5 word by word

כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• But nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• it has comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• are impatientלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
• touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• you, and you are dismayedבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926

Cross-references for Job 4:5

• Job 3:25For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread befalls me.
• Proverbs 24:10If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,
• Hebrews 12:3For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
• Job 1:11But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”
• Job 2:5However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”
• Job 19:21Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me.

Commentaries on Job 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5But now it is come upon thee - Now it is thy turn to suffer, and give an example of the efficacy of thy own principles; but instead of this, behold, thou faintest. Either, therefore, thou didst pretend to what thou hadst not; or thou art not making a proper use of the principles which thou didst recommend to others.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But now it is come upon thee - That is, calamity; or, the same trial which others have had, and in which thou hast so successfully exhorted and comforted them. A similar sentiment to that which is here expressed, is found in Terence: Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus. And. ii. i. 9. It toucheth thee - That is, affliction has come to yourself. It is no longer a thing about which you can coolly sit down and reason, and on which you…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. thou art troubled--rather, "unhinged," hast lost thy self-command (1Th 3:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 4:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Doubting

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Commentaries on Job 4

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings