Job 5:16
“So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.”
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Job 5:16 Context
14They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night. 15But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie. 16So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth. 17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie. 18For he maketh sore, and bindeth vp: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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Other Translations for Job 5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- King James Version
"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
- Basic English Bible
So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
- Darby Bible
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- Webster's Bible
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
- World English Bible
And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 5:16
5:16 So - So he obtains what he hoped for from God, to whom he committed his cause. Iniquity - Wicked men. Stoppeth - They are silenced and confounded, finding that not only the poor are got out of their snares, but the oppressors themselves are ensnared in them.