Job 5:22

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; 1 neither shalt thou be afraid of the chayyat ha'aretz. 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 hid from the scourge of the leshon, 1 neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 1

23For thou shalt be in league with the avanim of the sadeh, 1 and the chayyat sadeh shall be hashelemah (at peace) with thee. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:21This is the davar that Hashem hath spoken concerning him: 1 The Betulat Bat Tziyon hath despised thee, 1 and laughed thee to scorn; 1 the Bat Yerushalayim 1 hath shaken her head at thee. 1

Isaiah 35:9No aryeh (lion) shall be there, 1 nor any peritz chayyot (ravenous, dangerous, ferocious of [wild] beasts) shall go up thereon, 1 it shall not be found there; 1 but the Ge'ulim (redeemed people) shall walk there; 1

Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a Brit Shalom, and will cause the chayyah ra'ah to cease out of HaAretz; and they shall dwell safely in the midbar, and sleep in the ye'arot (forests).

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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