Job 5:22

Job 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Context of Job 5:22

20He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war. 21You will be safe from slander and have no fear when destruction comes. You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you. 23You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you. 24You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.

Job 5:22 word by word

לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At destructionשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
• and famineכָּפָןkâphân · famineH3720
• thou shalt laughשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• neither shalt thou be afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• of the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Job 5:22

• 2 Kings 19:21And the Lord has spoken this word against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.
• Isaiah 35:9Lions will not lurk along its course, nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will walk on it.
• Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear.

Commentaries on Job 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh - This most forcibly expresses the strongest security, and confidence in that security. "In the desolation of Sihon, and in the famine of the desert, thou shalt laugh; and of the camps of Og, who is compared to a wild beast of the earth, thou shalt not be afraid." - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh - That is thou shalt be perfectly safe and happy. They shall not come upon thee; and when they approach with threatening aspect, thou shalt smile with conscious security. The word here rendered famine (כפן kâphân ) is an unusual word, and differs from that occurring in Job 5:20, רעב râ‛âb This word is derived from כפן kâphan - to languish, to pine from hunger and thirst. It then means the languid and feeble…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. 19-26Six calamities … in seven: This formula for wise sayings suggests a condition of completion (compare Proverbs 30:15–31). This list reflects the blessings and curses of the covenant God gave to Moses (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28). Eliphaz believed that people in a right relationship with God would avoid: Famine, meaning starving. (Job 5:20, 22; see Leviticus 26:4–5, 10; Deuteronomy 28:4–6, 8, 11–12). Battle and its destruction (Job 5:20; 5:21, 22; see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. famine thou shalt laugh--Not, in spite of destruction and famine, which is true (Ha 3:17, 18), though not the truth meant by Eliphaz, but because those calamities shall not come upon thee. A different Hebrew word from that in Job 5:20; there, famine in general; here, the languid state of those wanting proper nutriment [Barnes].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 5:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Fear of God
• Happiness
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Craftiness
• Device
• Enterprise
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• Mouth
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• Eliphaz (2)
• Famine
• 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