Job 5:1
Call, I pray thee—is there one to answer thee? Or, to which of the holy ones, wilt thou turn?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
In Context
2For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
Cross References
Job 4:18Lo! in his own servants, he trusteth not, and, his own messengers, he chargeth with error:
Job 15:15Lo! in his holy ones, he putteth not confidence, and, the heavens, are not pure in his eyes:
Psalms 16:3It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight
Isaiah 41:1Be silent [and hearken] unto me, O ye Coastlands, And let the Races of Men renew their strength,—Let them approach, then, let them speak, Together, for controversy, let us draw near:—
Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through God’s will, unto the saints who are [in Ephesus] and faithful in Christ Jesus,—
Matthew Henry on Job 5:1
Eliphaz, in the foregoing chapter, for the making good of his charge against Job, had vouched a word from heaven, sent him in a vision. In this chapter he appeals to those that bear record on earth, to the saints, the faithful witnesses of God's truth in all ages, ver. 1 . They will testify, I. That the sin of sinners is their ruin, ver. 2-5 . II. That yet affliction is the common lot of mankind, ver. 6, 7 . III. That when we are in affliction it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God, for he is able and ready to… Read the whole commentary →