Job 5:25
And hast known that numerous [is] Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
In Context
24And thou hast known that thy tent [is] peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,
26Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.
Cross References
Genesis 13:16And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;
Leviticus 26:9'And I have turned unto you, and have made you fruitful, and have multiplied you, and have established My covenant with you;
Job 42:13And he hath seven sons and three daughters;
Psalms 112:2Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.
Psalms 128:3Thy wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.
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 →