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

20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Job 5:22 word by word

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

• 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 19:21This is the word that Yhwh hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
• Isaiah 35:9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
• Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Yhwh.
• Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

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
• Fly
• 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