Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. New Living Translation I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster. English Standard Version I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. Berean Standard Bible I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. King James Bible I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. New King James Version I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. New American Standard Bible “I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately. NASB 1995 “I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. NASB 1977 “I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. Legacy Standard Bible I have seen the ignorant fool taking root, And I cursed his abode suddenly. Amplified Bible “I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain]. Christian Standard Bible I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home. American Standard Version I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. Contemporary English Version I have seen fools take root. But God sends a curse, suddenly uprooting them English Revised Version I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have seen a stubborn fool take root, but I quickly cursed his house. Good News Translation I have seen fools who looked secure, but I called down a sudden curse on their homes. International Standard Version "I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived. Majority Standard Bible I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. NET Bible I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence. New Heart English Bible I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. Webster's Bible Translation I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. World English Bible I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have seen the perverse taking root, "" And I mark his habitation straight away, Young's Literal Translation I -- I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway, Smith's Literal Translation I saw the foolish one taking root, and suddenly I shall curse his habitation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately. Catholic Public Domain Version I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I have cursed his excellence without hesitation. New American Bible I have seen a fool spreading his roots, but I cursed his household suddenly: New Revised Standard Version I have seen fools taking root, but suddenly I cursed their dwelling. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have seen the wicked prosper; but his habitation is suddenly destroyed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have seen the wicked who prospers and his dwelling is suddenly destroyed OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I have seen the foolish taking root; But suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.… Cross References Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Psalm 37:35-36 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. Proverbs 24:19-20 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. / For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. Psalm 73:18-20 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form. Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous. Psalm 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... 1 Corinthians 3:19-20 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” James 1:10-11 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. Isaiah 14:12-15 How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... Ezekiel 31:10-14 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, / I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it. / Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it. ... Jeremiah 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.” Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Treasury of Scripture I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. taking. Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Psalm 37:35,36 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree… Psalm 73:3-9,18-20 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked… cursed. Deuteronomy 27:15-26 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… Psalm 69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. Jump to Previous Abode Beheld Curse Cursed Dwelling Fool Foolish Habitation House Immediately Mark Perverse Root Straightway SuddenlyJump to Next Abode Beheld Curse Cursed Dwelling Fool Foolish Habitation House Immediately Mark Perverse Root Straightway SuddenlyJob 5 1. Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;6. that man is born to trouble; 8. that God is to be regarded in affliction; 17. the happy end of God's correction. I have seen The phrase "I have seen" indicates personal observation and experience. In the context of the Book of Job, this is Eliphaz speaking, one of Job's friends. The Hebrew root for "seen" is "ra'ah," which implies not just physical sight but also understanding and insight. Eliphaz claims to have witnessed the consequences of foolishness firsthand, suggesting that his advice is based on real-life experiences and observations. This sets the stage for his argument that the wicked, or foolish, will ultimately face ruin. a fool taking root but suddenly his house was cursed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iאֲֽנִי־ (’ănî-) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I have seen רָ֭אִיתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see a fool אֱוִ֣יל (’ĕ·wîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 191: Foolish taking root, מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ (maš·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8327: To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it but suddenly פִתְאֹֽם׃ (p̄iṯ·’ōm) Adverb Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly his house נָוֵ֣הוּ (nā·wê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation was cursed. וָאֶקּ֖וֹב (wā·’eq·qō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5344: To puncture Links Job 5:3 NIVJob 5:3 NLT Job 5:3 ESV Job 5:3 NASB Job 5:3 KJV Job 5:3 BibleApps.com Job 5:3 Biblia Paralela Job 5:3 Chinese Bible Job 5:3 French Bible Job 5:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root (Jb) |