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Job 5:15
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
Job 5:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.
Context of Job 5:15
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away. 14Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night. He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful. 16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. 17“Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 5:15
- Psalms 10:14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 35:10My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
- Psalms 72:4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 107:41But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
- Psalms 109:31For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
Commentaries on Job 5:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth - This is rather a harsh construction. To avoid this, some have proposed to render מחרב mechereb, which we translate from the sword, the persecuted, but, I am afraid, on very slender authority. Instead of מפיהם מחרב mechereb mippihem, "from the sword, from their mouth," eleven of Kennicott and De Rossi's MSS. read פיהם מחרב mechereb pihem, from the sword of their mouth; and with these MSS. the Chaldee…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But he saveth the poor from the sword - He shows himself to be the friend and protector of the defenseless. The phrase “from the sword, from their mouth,” has been variously interpreted. Dr. Good renders it, So he saveth the persecutors from their mouth, And the helpless from the hand of the violent.” Noyes, So he saveth the persecuted from their mouth, The oppressed from the hand of the mighty.” This rendering is obtained by changing the points in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Eliphaz reminds Job, that no affliction comes by chance, nor is to be placed to second causes. The difference between prosperity and adversity is not so exactly observed, as that between day and night, summer and winter; but it is according to the will and counsel of God. We must not attribute our afflictions to fortune, for they are from God; nor our sins to fate, for they are from ourselves. Man is born in sin, and therefore born to trouble…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16Eliphaz praised God as the creator and and the one who sustains the universe who performs wonders (5:9–10). He also praised God as the righteous judge who humbles the powerful and honors poor people (5:11–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. "From the sword" which proceedeth "from their mouth" (Psa 59:7; 57:4).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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