I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made them drop their prey from their teeth.
Job 5:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth, from the hand of the mighty. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, And from the hand of the mighty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [God] saves [the fatherless] from the sword of their mouth, and the needy from the hand of the mighty. American Standard Version (1901) But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. Common English Bible Yet he rescues the orphan from the sword of their mouth, the needy from the grip of the strong; Catholic Public Domain Version Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent. |
I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made them drop their prey from their teeth.
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.
The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken.
The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.
O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
but he raises up the needy out of distress and makes their families like flocks.
For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy and executes justice for the poor.
All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like you? You deliver the weak from those too strong for them, the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.
King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,