Job 5:16

And let the weak have hope, 1 But the mouth of the unjust be stopped. 1

Updated 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, 1 And let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty. 1

17But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; 1 And reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty. 1

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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, 1 Even all the nations that forget God. 1

Zechariah 9:12Ye shall dwell in strongholds, ye prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of thy 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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