Job 5:21
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; 1 and you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes. 1
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20In famine he will ransom you from death, 1 and in war from the hands of the sword. 1
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, 1 and you will not be afraid of beasts of the earth. 1
Cross References
Psalms 31:21Blessed be Yahweh, 1 for he showed me his marvelous covenant faithfulness when I was in a besieged city. 1
Psalms 57:4My life is among lions; 1 I am among those who are ready to devour me. 1 I am among people whose teeth are spears and arrows, 1 and whose tongues are sharp swords. 1
Proverbs 12:18The words of one who speaks rashly are like the thrusts of a sword, 1 but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 1
Jeremiah 18:18So the people said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims.” 1
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 →