Job 5:1

AMP: “Call now—is there anyone who will answer you?And to which of the holy ones (angels) will you turn?

ASV: Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

BSB: “Call out if you please, but who will answer?To which of the holy ones will you turn?

DARBY: Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

DRA: Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.

KJV: Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

Job 5:2

AMP: “For anger slays the foolish man,And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

ASV: For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

BSB: For resentment kills a fool,and envy slays the simple.

DARBY: For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

DRA: Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

KJV: For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Job 5:3

AMP: “I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering],But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].

ASV: I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

BSB: I have seen a fool taking root,but suddenly his house was cursed.

DARBY: I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

DRA: I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.

KJV: I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 5:4

AMP: “His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,And there is no one to rescue them.

ASV: His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

BSB: His sons are far from safety,crushed in court without a defender.

DARBY: His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

DRA: His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them.

KJV: His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Job 5:5

AMP: “The hungry devour his harvestAnd take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;The trap opens for [his] wealth.

ASV: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

BSB: The hungry consume his harvest,taking it even from the thorns,and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

DARBY: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

DRA: Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches.

KJV: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Job 5:6

AMP: “For affliction does not come forth from the dust,Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground.

ASV: For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

BSB: For distress does not spring from the dust,and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

DARBY: For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

DRA: Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground.

KJV: Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Job 5:7

AMP: “For man is born for trouble,[As naturally] as sparks fly upward.

ASV: But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

BSB: Yet man is born to troubleas surely as sparks fly upward.

DARBY: For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

DRA: Man is born to labour and the bird to fly.

KJV: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Job 5:8

AMP: ¶“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him,And I would commit my cause to God;

ASV: But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

BSB: However, if I were you, I would appeal to Godand lay my cause before Him—

DARBY: But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;

DRA: Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God:

KJV: I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Job 5:9

AMP: Who does great and unsearchable things,Marvelous things without number.

ASV: Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

BSB: the One who does great and unsearchable things,wonders without number.

DARBY: Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;

DRA: Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number:

KJV: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 5:10

AMP: “He gives rain upon the earthAnd sends waters upon the fields,

ASV: Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

BSB: He gives rain to the earthand sends water upon the fields.

DARBY: Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;

DRA: Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters:

KJV: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

Job 5:11

AMP: So that He sets on high those who are lowly,And He lifts to safety those who mourn.

ASV: So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

BSB: He sets the lowly on high,so that mourners are lifted to safety.

DARBY: Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

DRA: Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

KJV: To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Job 5:12

AMP: “He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.

ASV: He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

BSB: He thwarts the schemes of the crafty,so that their hands find no success.

DARBY: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

DRA: Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun:

KJV: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

Job 5:13

AMP: “He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted. [1 Cor 3:19, 20]

ASV: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

BSB: He catches the wise in their craftiness,and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

DARBY: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

DRA: Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

KJV: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 5:14

AMP: “In the daytime they meet in darkness,And at noon they grope as in the night.

ASV: They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

BSB: They encounter darkness by dayand grope at noon as in the night.

DARBY: They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

DRA: They shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night.

KJV: They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Job 5:15

AMP: “But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,And the poor from the hand of the mighty.

ASV: But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

BSB: He saves the needy from the sword in their mouthand from the clutches of the powerful.

DARBY: And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

DRA: But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

KJV: But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 5:16

AMP: “So the helpless have hope,And injustice shuts its mouth.

ASV: So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

BSB: So the poor have hope,and injustice shuts its mouth.

DARBY: So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

DRA: And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

KJV: So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Job 5:17

AMP: ¶“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

ASV: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

BSB: Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects;so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

DARBY: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

DRA: Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

KJV: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 5:18

AMP: “For He inflicts pain, but He binds up and gives relief;He wounds, but His hands also heal.

ASV: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

BSB: For He wounds, but He also binds;He strikes, but His hands also heal.

DARBY: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

DRA: For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

KJV: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 5:19

AMP: “He will rescue you from six troubles;Even in seven, evil will not touch you.

ASV: He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

BSB: He will rescue you from six calamities;no harm will touch you in seven.

DARBY: He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

DRA: In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.

KJV: He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Job 5:20

AMP: “In famine He will redeem you from death,And in war from the power of the sword.

ASV: In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

BSB: In famine He will redeem you from death,and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

DARBY: In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

DRA: In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword.

KJV: In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

Job 5:21

AMP: “You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

ASV: Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

BSB: You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,and will not fear havoc when it comes.

DARBY: Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

DRA: Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.

KJV: Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Job 5:22

AMP: “You will laugh at violence and famine,And you will not be afraid of the wild beasts of the earth.

ASV: At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

BSB: You will laugh at destruction and famine,and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

DARBY: At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.

DRA: In destruction and famine then shalt laugh: and thou shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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

Job 5:23

AMP: “For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field,And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

ASV: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

BSB: For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

DARBY: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

DRA: But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee.

KJV: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Job 5:24

AMP: “You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace,And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss].

ASV: And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

BSB: You will know that your tent is secure,and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.

DARBY: And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.

DRA: And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin.

KJV: And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Job 5:25

AMP: “You will know also that your descendants will be many,And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

ASV: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

BSB: You will know that your offspring will be many,your descendants like the grass of the earth.

DARBY: And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

DRA: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be multiplied, and thy offspring like the grass of the earth.

KJV: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Job 5:26

AMP: “You will come to your grave in old age,Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season.

ASV: Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

BSB: You will come to the grave in full vigor,like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.

DARBY: Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.

DRA: Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is brought in its season.

KJV: Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Job 5:27

AMP: “Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true.Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”

ASV: Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

BSB: Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true!So hear it and know for yourself.”

DARBY: Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.

DRA: Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind.

KJV: Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

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