Job 5:21

During the scourge of the tongue, shalt thou be hid, neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

In Context

20In famine, he will ransom thee from death, and in battle from the power of the sword;

22At destruction and at hunger, shalt thou laugh, and, of the wild beast of the earth, be not thou afraid;

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Cross References

Psalms 31:21Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.

Psalms 57:4My soul, is in the midst of lions, I lie down amidst flames, As for the sons of men, Their teeth, are spear and arrows, And, their tongue, is a sharp sword.

Proverbs 12:18There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

Jeremiah 18:18Then said they,—Come ye and let us devise against Jeremiah devices, For the law shall not perish from the priest, Nor, counsel, from the wise, Nor, the word from the prophet: Come and let as smite him with the tongue, And let us not give ear to any of his words!

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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