Job 5:7
Though, man, to trouble, were born, as, sparks, on high, do soar,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
In Context
6For sorrow, cometh not forth out of the dust,—nor, out of the ground, sprouteth trouble.
8Yet indeed, I, would seek unto El, and, unto Elohim, would I set forth any cause:—
Cross References
Genesis 3:17And, to the man, he said, Because thou didst hearken to the voice of thy wife, and so didst eat of the tree as to which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, Accursed be the ground for thy sake, In pain, shalt thou eat of it, all the days of thy life;
Psalms 90:8Thou hast set, Our iniquities before thee, Our secret near the luminary of thy face.
Ecclesiastes 1:8All words, are weak, unable is any man to tell,—not satisfied is the eye by seeing, nor filled is the ear with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 2:23For, all his days, are pains, and, vexatious, is his employment, even in the night, his heart lieth not down,—even this, was, vanity.
1 Corinthians 10:13Trial, hath not taken you, save such as man can bear; faithful, moreover is God, who will not suffer you to be tried above what ye are able, but will make, with the trial, also the way of escape, that ye may be able to hold out.
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 →