Job 5:4

In 11 translations

BSB

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

KJV

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

WEB

His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

ASV

His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

LSV

His sons are far from safety, || And they are bruised in the gate, || And there is no deliverer.

YLT

Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

DBY

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

DRC

His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them.

GNV

His children shalbe farre from saluation, and they shall be destroyed in the gate, and none shall deliuer them.

JPS

His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them.

LXXE

Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃

LXX-Br

Πόῤῥω γένοιντο οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ σωτηρίας, κολαβρισθείησαν δὲ ἐπὶ θύραις ἡσσόνων, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος.

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• 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.
• Psalms 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
• Job 18:16–19The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited…
• 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!”
• Psalms 109:9–15May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his…
• Job 10:7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
• Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
• 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 4:10–11The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken. The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
• Job 8:4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
• Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
• 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 13:4–5Or 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? No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all…

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