Job 5:22

You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

In Context

21He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.

23For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:21This is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you.

Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, or any cruel beast; they will not be seen there; but those for whom the Lord has given a price,

Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.

Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →

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