| Job 5:23 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | "You will have a binding agreement with the stones in the field, and wild animals will be at peace with you.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BBE: | For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. |
| DBY: | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| ERV: | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| JPS: | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| WBS: | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| WEB: | For you shall be in league with the stones of the field. The animals of the field shall be at peace with you. |
| YLT: | (For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.) |
| Job 5:23 Cross References |
| XREF: | Isaiah 11:6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them.
Isaiah 65:25 "The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent's food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the LORD. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 5:23 For thou {u} shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
(u) When we are in God's favour, all creatures will serve us. |
| WES: | 5:23 League - Thou shalt be free from annoyance thereby, as if they had made an inviolable league with thee. This is a bold metaphor, but such as are frequent both in scripture and other authors. This is an addition to the former privilege; they shall not hurt thee, ver.22, nay, they shall befriend thee, as being at peace with thee. Our covenant with God is a covenant with all the creatures, that they shall do us no hurt, but serve and be ready to do us good. |
| MHC: | 5:17-27 Eliphaz gives to Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes from the Father's love, and is for the child's good; and notice it as a messenger from Heaven. Eliphaz also encourages Job to submit to his condition. A good man is happy though he be afflicted, for he has not lost his enjoyment of God, nor his title to heaven; nay, he is happy because he is afflicted. Correction mortifies his corruptions, weans his heart from the world, draws him nearer to God, brings him to his Bible, brings him to his knees. Though God wounds, yet he supports his people under afflictions, and in due time delivers them. Making a wound is sometimes part of a cure. Eliphaz gives Job precious promises of what God would do for him, if he humbled himself. Whatever troubles good men may be in, they shall do them no real harm. Being kept from sin, they are kept from the evil of trouble. And if the servants of Christ are not delivered from outward troubles, they are delivered by them, and while overcome by one trouble, they conquer all. Whatever is maliciously said against them shall not hurt them. They shall have wisdom and grace to manage their concerns. The greatest blessing, both in our employments and in our enjoyments, is to be kept from sin. They shall finish their course with joy and honour. That man lives long enough who has done his work, and is fit for another world. It is a mercy to die seasonably, as the corn is cut and housed when fully ripe; not till then, but then not suffered to stand any longer. Our times are in God's hands; it is well they are so. Believers are not to expect great wealth, long life, or to be free from trials. But all will be ordered for the best. And remark from Job's history, that steadiness of mind and heart under trial, is one of the highest attainments of faith. There is little exercise for faith when all things go well. But if God raises a storm, permits the enemy to send wave after wave, and seemingly stands aloof from our prayers, then, still to hang on and trust God, when we cannot trace him, this is the patience of the saints. Blessed Saviour! how sweet it is to look unto thee, the Author and Finisher of faith, in such moments! |
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