Job 5:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"His sonsבָנָ֣יו
(va·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
are farיִרְחֲק֣וּ
(yir·cha·ku)
7368: to be or become far or distanta prim. root
from safety,מִיֶּ֑שַׁע
(mi·ye·sha;)
3468: deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfarefrom yasha
They are even oppressedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ
(ve·yid·dak·ke·'u)
1792: to crusha prim. root
in the gate,בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר
(va·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
And there is noוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
deliverer.מַצִּֽיל׃
(ma·tzil.)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
His children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
are far
rachaq  (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from safety
yesha`  (yeh'-shah)
liberty, deliverance, prosperity -- safety, salvation, saving.
and they are crushed
daka'  (daw-kaw')
to crumble; transitively, to bruise -- beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
in the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
neither is there any to deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
them
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.

International Standard Version
His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.

NET Bible
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His children are far from help. They are crushed at the city gate, and no one is there to rescue them.

King James 2000 Bible
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
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