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He strikes, but his hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands <i>also</i> heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands <i>also</i> heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He inflicts pain and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands <i>also</i> heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For He inflicts pain, but He binds up <i>and</i> gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He pains, and He binds up, "" He strikes, and His hands heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he will cause pain, and he will bind up: he will smite and his hands will heal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands give healing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For it is he who wounds, and binds up; he smites, and his hands heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he breaks and binds up and he strikes and his hands heal<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for he causes <i>a man</i> to be in pain, and restores <i>him</i> again: he smites, and his hands heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=770" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/3510.htm" title="3510: yaḵ·’îḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be in pain. A primitive root; properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil.">wounds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: wə·yeḥ·bāš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">but He also binds;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: yim·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">He strikes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yå̄·ḏō (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">but His hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: tir·pe·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">also heal.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></span><br />The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a></span><br />I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Isaiah 19:22</a></span><br />And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a></span><br />Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">1 Peter 5:10</a></span><br />And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he makes sore, and binds up: he wounds, and his hands make whole.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></b></br> See now that I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he, and <i>there is</i> no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither <i>is there any</i> that can deliver out of my hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a></b></br> The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></b></br> He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/numbers/30-3.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Inflicts</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Injures</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-6.htm">Smites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Woundeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Wounding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-6.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/12-18.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Inflicts</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Injures</a> <a href="/job/9-9.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/8-4.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Smites</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/psalms/2-5.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Woundeth</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Wounding</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Job 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-6.htm">that man is born to trouble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-8.htm">that God is to be regarded in affliction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">the happy end of God's correction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, it highlights the belief that God allows suffering for a purpose, often to bring about spiritual growth or correction. This concept is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>, where God declares His sovereignty over life and death, wounding and healing. The imagery of binding suggests a careful and intentional act of healing, akin to a physician tending to a wound. This duality is seen throughout Scripture, where God's discipline is always coupled with His mercy and restoration, as seen in <a href="/hosea/6.htm">Hosea 6:1</a>, which calls people to return to the Lord for healing after being torn.<p><b>He strikes, but His hands also heal.</b><br>The act of striking can be understood as a metaphor for divine discipline or judgment. In the ancient Near Eastern context, gods were often seen as wielding power over life and death, but the Hebrew understanding of God is unique in His personal involvement and care. The mention of God's hands healing emphasizes His intimate involvement in the restoration process. This is a theme found in <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, where the suffering servant is described as being wounded for our transgressions, yet through His wounds, we are healed. This foreshadows the work of Jesus Christ, who embodies both the suffering and healing aspects of God's plan for humanity. The healing hands of God are a recurring motif, symbolizing His compassion and the ultimate restoration promised to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss. The book of Job explores his trials and his conversations with friends about the nature of suffering and God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on God's role in human suffering and healing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is considered to be wise and knowledgeable.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the book of Job, whose sovereignty and justice are explored through Job's trials and the dialogues with his friends.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_healing.htm">Suffering and Healing</a></b><br>The dual themes of this verse, highlighting the belief that God is both the source of affliction and the healer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering_and_healing.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering and Healing</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of both the trials we face and the healing we receive. Trust in His ultimate plan and purpose for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dual_nature_of_god's_work.htm">The Dual Nature of God's Work</a></b><br>Understand that God's actions may involve both discipline and restoration. His wounds are not without purpose, and His healing is a testament to His love and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_trial.htm">Faith in Times of Trial</a></b><br>Maintain faith and patience during difficult times, knowing that God is both the author of our trials and the source of our healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_healing.htm">The Role of Community in Healing</a></b><br>Like Job's friends, we are called to support and comfort those who are suffering, while also pointing them to the hope of God's healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_return.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Return</a></b><br>Embrace the call to return to God in times of distress, trusting that He will bind up our wounds and restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_physical_trauma.htm">What is physical trauma?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_the_true_light.htm">Why did Peter sever Malchus's ear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_17's_view_on_suffering_contradict_other_scriptures.htm">In Job 5:17, why is suffering portrayed as proof of divine discipline, and does this contradict other scriptures where suffering occurs without such a cause?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">He maketh sore, and bindeth up.</span>--The sentiment here expressed is one of those obvious ones which lose all their force from familiarity with them, but which come home sometimes in sorrow with a power that is boundless, because Divine.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he maketh sore, and bindeth up.</span> Metaphors drawn from the healing art. He "maketh sore" - applies the scalpel and the cautery when and where they are needed; and then, after a while, "bindeth up" - employs his lint and bandages; in both cases alike seeking the good of the sufferer<span class="cmt_word">. He woundeth, and his hands make whole</span> (setup. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>; <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wounds,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַכְאִ֣יב</span> <span class="translit">(yaḵ·’îḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3510.htm">Strong's 3510: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but also binds;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yeḥ·bāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He strikes,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yim·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but His hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also heal.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tir·pe·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:18 For he wounds and binds up (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>