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Job 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 42

1 ¶ Call now. Is there anyone answering you? And to whom of the holy ones will you turn?

2 For provocation kills the foolish one, and passion causes the one being simple to die.

3 I have seen the foolish one taking root, but suddenly I cursed his abode.

4 His sons are far from safety; yea, they are crushed in the gate; and there is not a deliverer.

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Chapter Summary

1 Failure to consider is harmful. 6 Jehovah is to be regarded in affliction. 17 The happy end of Jehovah's correction.

Key Hebrew Words

מוּסָר chastening, discipline H4148 · TWOT 877b
יָכַח correct, reprove H3198 · TWOT 865
עָמָל trouble, toil H5999 · TWOT 1639a
רָפָא heal H7495 · TWOT 2196
שַׁדַּי the Almighty H7706 · TWOT 2333
אֱוִיל foolish one H191 · TWOT 44a

Timeline

Eliphaz Urges Submission to Chastening

Eliphaz claims affliction does not come from the dust but from man's nature. He advises Job to seek God, describing the blessings and protection that follow God's correction.

Job 5:1-27

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