But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.
Job 5:21 - English Standard Version 2016 You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. 更多版本King 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 needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.
In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.
Blessed be the Lord, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.
His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares 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 strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”