Verse 8
Job 5:8
Free Bible Version
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He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל אֵ֑ל וְ/אֶל אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽ/י
English Translation
But I will call to God, and to God I will set my words.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
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“Call if you want, but who is going to answer you? Which angel are you going to turn to?
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I have seen a fool growing strong, but I immediately cursed his house.
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His sons are never safe; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
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The hungry eat everything he has harvested, taking even that protected by a thorn hedge, while other...
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For evil doesn't come from the dust; neither does trouble grow from the earth.
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If it were me, I would go to God (Elohim) and put my case before him.
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He is the one who does amazing, incredible things; miracles that can't be counted!
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He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.
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He traps the wise in their own clever thinking, and the schemes of twisted people are cut short.
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In the daytime they're in the dark, and they stumble around at noon like it's night.
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But God (Elohim) is the one who saves from their cutting remarks, and the poor from the actions of t...
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As a result those who are helpless have hope, and the wicked have to shut their mouths!
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See how happy is the person God (Elohim) corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.
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For he causes pain but he provides relief; he wounds but his hands heal.
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He will save you from many disasters; a multitude of evils will not affect you.
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In times of famine he will rescue you from death, and in times of war he will save you from the powe...
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You will be protected from sharp-tongued slander; and when violence comes you will not be afraid.
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You will laugh at violence and famine; you won't be afraid of wild animals—
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You will be certain that your home is safe, for you will go to where you live and find nothing missi...
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You will also be sure that you will have many children; your descendants will be like the grass of t...
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Look, we've examined it, and it's true! Listen to what I'm saying and apply it to yourself!”
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