Job 5:16

And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

In Context

15and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.

17But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:7But among all the children of Israel shall not a dog snarl with his tongue, either at man or beast; that thou mayest know how wide a distinction the Lord will make between the Egyptians and Israel.

Psalms 9:18Let sinners be driven away into Hades, even all the nations that forget God.

Zechariah 9:12Ye shall dwell in strongholds, ye prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of thy + 9:12 Or, sojourning.captivity I will recompense thee double.

Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17

6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →

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