New Living Translation
Job 5:26
26You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time!
Job 5:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
- New International Version (NIV)You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
Context of Job 5:26
24You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing. 25You will have many children; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass! You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time! 27“We have studied life and found all this to be true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.”
Read all of Job 5Job 5:26 word by word
תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 5:26
- Job 42:16Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.
- Genesis 15:15(As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.)
- Genesis 25:8and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
- Psalms 91:16I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.”
- Proverbs 9:11Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
- Proverbs 10:27Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Commentaries on Job 5:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Thou shalt come to thy grave - Thou shalt not die before thy time; thou shalt depart from life like a full-fed guest; happy in what thou hast known, and in what thou hast enjoyed. Like as a shock of corn - Thou shalt completely run through the round of the spring, summer, autumn, and winter of life; and thou shalt be buried like a wholesome seed in the earth; from which thou shalt again rise up into an eternal spring!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Thou shalt come to thy grave in full age - That is, thou shalt have long life; thou shalt not be cut down prematurely, nor by any sudden calamity. It is to be remembered that long life was regarded as an eminent blessing in ancient times; see the notes at Isaiah 65:22. Like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season - Margin, “ascendeth.” As a sheaf of grain is harvested when it is fully ripe. This is a beautiful comparison, and the meaning is obvious. He…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. 2626. in a full age--So "full of days" (Job 42:17; Ge 35:29). Not mere length of years, but ripeness for death, one's inward and outward full development not being prematurely cut short, is denoted (Is 65:22). Thou shalt come--not literally, but expressing willingness to die. Eliphaz speaks from the Old Testament point of view, which made full years a reward of the righteous (Psa 91:16; Ex 20:12), and premature death the lot of the wicked (Psa 55:23). The…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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