Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. King James Bible His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. Darby Bible Translation His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer: World English Bible His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them, Young's Literal Translation Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer. Job 5:4 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleHis children are far from safety - That is, this is soon manifest by their being cut off or subjected to calamity. The object of Eliphaz is, to state the result of his own observation, and to show how calamity overtook the wicked though they even prospered for a time. He begins with that which a man would feel most - the calamity which comes upon his children, and says that God would punish him in them. Every word of this would go to the heart of Job; for he could not but feel that it was aimed at him, and that the design was to prove that the calamities that had come upon his children were a proof of his own wickedness and of the divine displeasure. It is remarkable that Job listens to this with the utmost patience. There is no interruption of the speaker; no breaking in upon the argument of his friend; no mark of uneasiness. Oriental politeness required that a speaker should be heard attentively through whatever he might say. See the Introduction, Section 7. Cutting and severe, therefore, as this strain of remark must have been, the sufferer sat meekly and heard it all, and waited for the appropriate time when an answer might be returned. And they are crushed in the gate - The gate of a city in ancient times was the chief place of concourse, and was the place where public business was usually transacted, and where courts of justice were held; see Genesis 23:10; Deuteronomy 21:19; Deuteronomy 25:6-7; Ruth 4:1 ff: Psalm 127:5; Proverbs 22:22. The Greeks also held their courts in some public place of business. Hence, the forum, ἀγορά agora, was also a place for fairs. See Jahn's Archaeology, section 247. Some suppose that the meaning here is, that they were oppressed and trodden down by the concourse in the gate. But the more probable meaning is, that they found no one to advocate their cause; that they were subject to oppression and injustice in judicial decisions, and then when their parent was dead, no one would stand up to vindicate them from respect to his memory. The idea is, that though there might be temporary prosperity, yet that it would not be long before heavy calamities would come upon the children of the wicked. Library The Death of the ChristianThis morning, we shall consider the death of Christians in general; not of the aged Christian merely, for we shall show you that while this text does seem to bear upon the aged Christian, in reality it speaks with a loud voice to every man who is a believer. "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season." There are four things we shall mark in the text. First, we shall consider that death is inevitable, because it says, "Thou shalt come." Secondly, that … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 1: 1855 Letter xxxii (A. D. 1132) to Thurstan, Archbishop of York Afflictions and Death under Providence. Job 5:6-8. 'All Things are Yours' Cross References Joshua 20:4 'He shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and state his case in the hearing of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may dwell among them. Job 4:11 "The lion perishes for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered. Job 20:10 "His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth. Psalm 109:12 Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. Psalm 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate. Jump to Previous Bruised Cause Children Court Crushed Defender Deliver Deliverer Far Gate Judges Oppressed Safe SafetyJump to Next Bruised Cause Children Court Crushed Defender Deliver Deliverer Far Gate Judges Oppressed Safe SafetyLinks Job 5:4 NIVJob 5:4 NLT Job 5:4 ESV Job 5:4 NASB Job 5:4 KJV Job 5:4 Bible Apps Job 5:4 Biblia Paralela Job 5:4 Chinese Bible Job 5:4 French Bible Job 5:4 German Bible Job 5:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |