Job 5:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 5:6

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4 His sons are ^afar from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And ^bthere is no deliverer.

5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
¹Taking it even from the thorns,
¹And a snare snatches their² substance.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;

7 Yet man is ^aborn to trouble,
As the sparks fly upward.

8 “But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause—

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Definitions of words in Job 5:6:

Affliction {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Spring {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Spring {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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