Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. New Living Translation Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. English Standard Version His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. Berean Standard Bible His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. King James Bible His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. New King James Version His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. New American Standard Bible “His sons are far from safety, They are also oppressed at the gate, And there is no one to save them. NASB 1995 “His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. NASB 1977 “His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, Neither is there a deliverer. Legacy Standard Bible His sons are far from salvation, They are even crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. Amplified Bible “His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin], They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate, And there is no one to rescue them. Christian Standard Bible His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them. Holman Christian Standard Bible His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them. American Standard Version His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them: Aramaic Bible in Plain English His sons will be far from redemption and they will be humbled at the gate, and there is none who redeems them Brenton Septuagint Translation Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer. Contemporary English Version and leaving their children helpless in court. Douay-Rheims Bible His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them. English Revised Version His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any 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. Good News Translation Their children can never find safety; no one stands up to defend them in court. International Standard Version His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them. JPS Tanakh 1917 His children are far from safety, And are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them. Literal Standard Version His sons are far from safety, | And they are bruised in the gate, | And there is no deliverer. Majority Standard Bible His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. New American Bible May his children be far from safety; may they be crushed at the gate without a rescuer. 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. New Revised Standard Version Their children are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. New Heart English Bible His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them, Webster's Bible Translation His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 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. Additional Translations ... Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…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. 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.… Cross References Joshua 20:4 When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them. Job 4:11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. Job 20:10 His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. Psalm 109:12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children. Psalm 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes. Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. Treasury of Scripture His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. children. Job 4:10,11 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken… Job 8:4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; Job 18:16-19 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off… they are crushed. Job 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Luke 13:4,5 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? … neither. Job 10:7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Psalm 7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 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 SafetyJob 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. (4) They are crushed.--Rather, perhaps, they crush one another. Their internal rivalries and dissensions bring them to ruin. They exemplify the house divided against itself.Verse 4. - His children are far from safety. The sins of the fathers arc visited upon the children. Eliphaz makes covert allusion to the death of Job's children (Job 1:19). Feeling, however, that he is on delicate ground, he goes on into details which in no way fit their case. And (he says) they are crushed in the gate; i.e. they are oppressed, crushed, by litigations. The house once smitten of God, human beasts of prey enter in; claims are made against the children; lawsuits commenced; all the arts of chicanery set in motion; every effort made to strip them of their last penny. (For the sense here assigned to "the gate," see Job 29:7 and Job 31:21.) Neither is there any to deliver them. No one intercedes on their behalf, undertakes their detente in the courts, or makes any effort to avert their ruin. This picture of legal oppression accords very closely with what we know of the East in all ages (comp. Isaiah 1:17, 23; Isaiah 3:14, 15; Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 10:2, etc.). Oriental cowardice causes men to shrink from casting in their lot with those whom Misfortune has marked as her own. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His sonsבָנָ֣יו (ḇā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son are far יִרְחֲק֣וּ (yir·ḥă·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant from safety, מִיֶּ֑שַׁע (mî·ye·ša‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3468: Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare crushed וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ (wə·yid·dak·kə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1792: To crumble, to bruise in court בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר (ḇaš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate without וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle a defender. מַצִּֽיל׃ (maṣ·ṣîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver Links Job 5:4 NIVJob 5:4 NLT Job 5:4 ESV Job 5:4 NASB Job 5:4 KJV Job 5:4 BibleApps.com Job 5:4 Biblia Paralela Job 5:4 Chinese Bible Job 5:4 French Bible Job 5:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:4 His children are far from safety (Jb) |