Job 5:27 Parallel Translations

"We have studied all of this thoroughly! This is the way it is. Listen to it, and learn it for yourself." God Has Attacked Me Without Cause(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."

YLT:

Lo, this -- we searched it out -- it is right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!

Job 5:27 Cross References

XREF:

Job 5:26 "You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.

Job 6:1 Then Job answered, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:27 Lo {z} this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.
(z) We have learned these points by experience, that God does not punish the innocent, that man cannot compare in justice with him, that the hypocrites will not prosper for long, and that the affliction which man sustains comes for his own sin.

WES:

5:27 Searched - This is no rash or hasty conceit, but what both I and my brethren have learned by deep consideration, long experience, and diligent observation. Know thou - Know it for thyself; (So the word is) with application to thy own case. That which we thus hear and know for ourselves, we hear and know for our 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!

CONC:

TRUE Behold Care Ears Hearken Investigated Note Search Searched Thyself

Apply Care Ears Examined Good Hear Hearken Investigated Note Right Search Searched Thyself True.

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