But he saves the fatherless from their mouth, the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Job 5:21 - Revised Standard Version You shall be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. Common English Bible You will be hidden from the tongue’s sting, and you won’t fear destruction when it comes. Catholic Public Domain Version You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear calamity when it arrives. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh. |
But he saves the fatherless from their mouth, the needy from the hand of the mighty.
In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men; thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues.
Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city.
His speech was smoother than butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
I lie in the midst of lions that greedily devour the sons of men; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes;
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord.”
Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not heed any of his words.”