Job 5:22

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

In Context

21During the scourge of the tongue, shalt thou be hid, neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh;

23For, with the stones of the field, shall be thy covenant, and, the wild beast of the field, hath been made thy friend;

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:21This, is the word that Yahweh hath spoken concerning him,—The virgin daughter of Zion, laugheth thee to scorn, mocketh thee, The daughter of Jerusalem, after thee, doth wag her head.

Isaiah 35:9There shall be, there, no lion, Nor shall ravenous beast, go up thereon, It shall not be found, there,—Thus, shall travel the redeemed;

Ezekiel 34:25And I will solemnise for them a covenant of prosperity, And will cause to cease the mischievous wild-beast out of the land, And they shall dwell in the wilderness, securely, And shall sleep in the forests;

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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