Job 5:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 5:1

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Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God

1 “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.

3 ^aI have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

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—

9 Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.

Verse Comparison: Job 5:1

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

Amplified® Bible
CALL NOW--is there any who will answer you? And to which of the holy [angels] will you turn?

Contemporary English Version
Job, call out for help and see if an angel comes!

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

Good News Bible
Call out, Job. See if anyone answers. Is there any angel to whom you can turn?

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

New American Standard Bible
"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

New International Version
"Call if you will, but who will answer you?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?

New King James Version
“Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Call now, will anyone answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

Revised Standard Version
"Call now; is there any one who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

Young's Literal Translation
Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?

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Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God

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