Job 5:15
And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
In Context
14By day they meet darkness, And as night — they grope at noon.
16And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.
Psalms 35:10All my bones say, 'Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'
Psalms 72:12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
Psalms 109:31For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
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 →