Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
the poor hath hope—of the interposition of God.
iniquity stoppeth her mouth— (Psalms 107:42; Micah 7:9-10; Isaiah 52:15). Especially at the last day, through shame (Judges 1:15; Matthew 22:12). The "mouth" was the offender (Job 5:15), and the mouth shall then be stopped (Isaiah 25:8) at the end.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 5:16:
Job 24:20
Psalms 107:42-43
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