Then a strong wind suddenly blew in from the desert and blew the house down. The house fell on your sons and daughters, and they are dead. I am the only person that escaped. So I came to tell you the news!”
Job 5:4 - Easy To Read Version There was no one to help his children.\par No one defended them in court.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His children are far from safety; [involved in their father's ruin] they are crushed in the [court of justice in the city's] gate, and there is no one to deliver them. American Standard Version (1901) His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them: Common English Bible Their children are far from safety, crushed in the gate without a deliverer. Catholic Public Domain Version His sons will be far from prosperity and will be crushed at the gate, and there will be none who can rescue them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate: and there shall be none to deliver them. |
Then a strong wind suddenly blew in from the desert and blew the house down. The house fell on your sons and daughters, and they are dead. I am the only person that escaped. So I came to tell you the news!”
You know I am innocent,\par but no one can save me\par from your power!\par
The evil person’s children will give back\par what he took from poor people.\par The evil person’s own hands\par must give back his wealth.\par
An evil person might have many children.\par But his children will be killed in war.\par The children of an evil person\par will not have enough to eat.\par
If your children sinned against God,\par then he has punished them.\par They paid for their sins.\par
Wicked people will not win\par because they don’t follow your laws.\par
If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par
Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.
Foolish people can’t understand wisdom. And when people are discussing important things, the foolish person can say nothing.
Why? Because I know about your many sins.\par You have done some really bad things:\par You hurt people that do right.\par You accept money to do wrong.\par You keep justice from the poor people in court.\par
“This is what that person must do. When he runs away and goes to one of those cities, he must stop at the entrance of the city. He must stand at the gate and tell the leaders of the people what happened. Then the leaders can allow him to enter the city. They will give him a place to live among them.