Job 5:16
Thus to the poor hath come hope, and, perversity, hath shut her mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
In Context
15But he saveth from the sword, out of their mouth, and, out of the hand of the strong, the needy.
Cross References
Exodus 11:7But against none of the sons of Israel, shall a dog sharpen his tongue, neither against man nor beast,—that ye may know that Yahweh maketh a difference between Egypt and Israel.
Psalms 9:18For, not always, shall the needy, be forgotten,—[nor,] the hope of the oppressed, perish for ever.
Psalms 107:42The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope,—Even to-day, do I declare—Double, will I return to thee!
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →