New King James Version
Job 5:24
24You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
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 Living Translation (NLT)You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.
Context of Job 5:24
22You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss. 25You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth. 26You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
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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 is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.
- Job 21:7Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power?
- 1 Samuel 30:3So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
- Isaiah 4:5then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.
- Psalms 25:13He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
- Deuteronomy 28:6“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
- Psalms 91:10No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
- Psalms 121:7The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.
- Psalms 107:4They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in.
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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