Job 5:19
In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In Context
18For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
20In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
Cross References
Psalms 34:20He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.
Psalms 91:3For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.
Proverbs 6:16These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.
Isaiah 43:2When thou passest into waters, I [am] with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.
Daniel 3:25He answered and hath said, 'Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth [is] like to a son of the gods.'
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation hath taken you — except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear [it].
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 →