Job 5:19
He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In Context
18For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.
20In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
Cross References
Psalms 34:20(34-21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.
Psalms 91:3That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Daniel 3:25He answered and said: 'Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.'
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 →