“I have never refused to help poor people.\par I always gave widows what they needed.\par
Job 5:16 - Easy To Read Version So poor people have hope.\par God destroys bad people\par who are not fair.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts her mouth. American Standard Version (1901) So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Common English Bible so the poor have hope and violence shuts its mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And to the needy there shall he hope: but iniquity shall draw in her mouth. |
“I have never refused to help poor people.\par I always gave widows what they needed.\par
Good people see this,\par and they are happy.\par But wicked people see this,\par and they don’t know what to say.\par
But the king will be happy with his God.\par And the people who promised to obey him\par will praise God.\par Why? Because he defeated all those liars.\par
Sometimes it seems that God forgets about people with troubles.\par It seems those poor people have no hope.\par But God doesn’t really forget them forever.\par
But none of the people of Israel will be hurt—not even a dog will bark at them. None of the people of Israel or any of their animals will be hurt. In this way, you will know that I have treated Israel differently from Egypt.
\{That army will send messengers\par to their country.\}\par What will those messengers tell their people?\par They will announce:\par \{Philistia was defeated,\}\par but the Lord made Zion {\cf2\super [156]} strong.\par And his poor people went there for safety.\par
But Nebuchadnezzar gave some orders to Nebuzaradan about Jeremiah. Nebuzaradan was the commander of Nebuchadnezzar’s special guards. These were the orders:
Prisoners, go home!\par Now you have something to hope for.\par I am telling you now,\par I am coming back to you!\par
These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.