Job 5:22

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, And of the wild beasts of the land shalt thou not be afraid.

Noyes Bible

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

21Thou shalt be safe from the scourge of the tongue, And shalt not be afraid of destruction, when it cometh.

23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; Yea, the beasts of the forest shall be at peace with thee.

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:9No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; It shall not be found there; But the redeemed shall walk there.

Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, so that they shall dwell safely in the desert, and sleep 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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