Job 5:4

His banim are far from yesha (safety, salvation), 1 and they are crushed in the sha'ar (gate, before the public), 1 neither is there any to deliver them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

In Context

3I have seen the fool taking shoresh (root), 1 but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 1

5Whose katzir (harvest) the hungry eateth up, 1 and taketh it even from among of the tzinnim (thorns), 1 and the intriguer pants after their wealth. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not tishtacheveh to them, nor serve them; for I Hashem Eloheicha am an El kanna, visiting the avon Avot upon the Banim unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;

Job 4:10The roaring of the aryeh, and the voice of the fierce lion, 1 and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 1

Job 10:7Though Thou has da'as that I am not a resha, 1 and there is none that can deliver out of Thine yad, 1

Job 27:14If his banim be multiplied, it is for the cherev, 1 and his offspring shall not have lechem enough. 1

Psalms 109:9Let his banim be yetomim, 1 and his isha an almanah. 1

Psalms 119:155Yeshu'ah (salvation) is far from the resha'im, 1 for they seek not Thy chukkim. 1

Matthew Henry on Job 5:2-6

The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. A very… Read the whole commentary →

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