Job 5:4
His sons will be far from prosperity and will be crushed at the gate, and there will be none who can rescue them.
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In The King James Version
In Context
3I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I have cursed his excellence without hesitation.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5You shall not adore them, nor shall you worship them. I am the Lord your God: strong, zealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of young lions have been worn away.
Job 10:7And you know that I have done nothing impious, yet there is no one who can deliver from your hand.
Job 27:14If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:2-6
The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. A very… Read the whole commentary →