Job 5:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.”
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“His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 5:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Job 1:19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 8:4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
- Job 10:7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- Job 18:16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
- Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
- Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
- Psalms 109:9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
- Psalms 109:10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
- Psalms 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
- Psalms 127:5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
- Amos 5:12For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
- Luke 13:4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).