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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For man is born for trouble, [As naturally] as sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But mankind is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />it's all part of life, like sparks shooting skyward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up [from a fire].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No indeed! We bring trouble on ourselves, as surely as sparks fly up from a fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For man is born to misery, "" And the sparks go high to fly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For man shall be born to labor as the sons of the flame will lift up to fly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Man is born to labour and the bird to fly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Human beings beget mischief as sparks fly upward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but human beings are born to trouble just as sparks fly upward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For man is born for trouble, as sure as the wild birds fly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because a son of man is born to trouble, and the offspring of birds to lift up wings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />yet man is born to labour, and <i>even so</i> the vulture's young seek the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-7.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=707" 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">6</span>For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yūl·lāḏ (V-QalPass-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">is born</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: lə·‘ā·māl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">to trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê- (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">as surely as sparks</a> <a href="/hebrew/7565.htm" title="7565: re·šep̄ (N-ms) -- Flame. From saraph; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow,; specifically, fever."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm" title="5774: ‘ūp̄ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To fly, to faint. A primitive root; to cover; hence to fly; also to faint.">fly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: yaḡ·bî·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">upward.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—…<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="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></span><br />And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-23.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:23</a></span><br />Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:13-14</a></span><br />And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them! / I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30-31</a></span><br />Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-34.htm">Matthew 6:34</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:15-17</a></span><br />As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands. / This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind? / Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Psalm 73:5</a></span><br />They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.</p><p class="hdg">man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1</a></b></br> Man <i>that is</i> born of a woman <i>is</i> of few days, and full of trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></b></br> And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed <i>is</i> the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat <i>of</i> it all the days of thy life; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8,9</a></b></br> Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret <i>sins</i> in the light of thy countenance… </p><p class="hdg">trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a></b></br> All things <i>are</i> full of labour; man cannot utter <i>it</i>: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-22.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:22</a></b></br> For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:15-17</a></b></br> As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand… </p><p class="hdg">sparks fly upward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-16.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/job/3-3.htm">Born</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-11.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/job/3-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-11.htm">Sparks</a> <a href="/job/5-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">Upwards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-35.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/job/8-9.htm">Born</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/job/5-11.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/6-2.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Sparks</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/6-2.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Upwards</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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The concept of being "born to trouble" aligns with the biblical narrative of the Fall in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, resulting in a cursed creation. This idea is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a>, which states that sin and death entered the world through one man. The inevitability of trouble in human life is a theme that resonates with the experiences of biblical figures like Joseph, David, and the prophets, who all faced significant trials. Theologically, this phrase underscores the doctrine of original sin and the need for redemption through Jesus Christ, who offers hope and salvation amidst life's troubles.<p><b>as surely as sparks fly upward.</b><br>This simile draws on a natural and observable phenomenon to illustrate the certainty of human suffering. In ancient times, fire was a common element in daily life, used for warmth, cooking, and metallurgy. The imagery of sparks flying upward from a fire would have been familiar to Job's audience, serving as a powerful metaphor for the inevitability of trouble. This phrase can be connected to other biblical passages that use fire as a symbol of testing and purification, such as <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, which speaks of God refining His people like a refiner's fire. The upward movement of sparks also subtly points to the hope of transcendence and divine intervention, as believers are encouraged to look upward to God for deliverance and strength in times of trouble.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<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. Eliphaz is the speaker in <a href="/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7</a>, offering his perspective on human suffering and divine justice.<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 a man of wisdom and understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering.htm">Suffering</a></b><br>The central theme of the Book of Job, exploring the reasons for human suffering and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sparks.htm">Sparks</a></b><br>Used metaphorically in this verse to illustrate the inevitability and natural occurrence of human troubles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_suffering.htm">The Universality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a common human experience, as natural and inevitable as sparks flying upward. Understanding this can help us approach our own troubles with a sense of shared humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_human_life.htm">The Nature of Human Life</a></b><br>Life is inherently filled with challenges and difficulties. Recognizing this can prepare us to face life's trials with resilience and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wisdom_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Wisdom in Suffering</a></b><br>Eliphaz, though misguided in his application, represents the search for wisdom in the midst of suffering. Seeking God's wisdom can provide guidance and comfort during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_trouble.htm">Hope Beyond Trouble</a></b><br>While trouble is inevitable, Christians are called to find hope in Christ, who has overcome the world. This hope can sustain us through life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>Job's friends, despite their flawed counsel, remind us of the importance of community and support during times of suffering. We are called to bear one another's burdens.<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_'born_to_trouble'_mean.htm">What does "born to trouble" signify in Job 5:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_stress.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on stress?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_wisdom_literature_in_the_bible.htm">What is Wisdom Literature in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_clairvoyance.htm">What does 'born to trouble' signify in Job 5:7?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yet man is born unto trouble</span>. Yet still, in point of fact, man is born to trouble. He has a corrupt nature, and always sins more or less. Each sin brings him into trouble, since it entails on him a punishment. <span class="cmt_word">As the sparks fly upward</span>; literally, <span class="accented">the sons of flame.</span> Some suppose "meteoric flashes" to be meant: others suggest, "ignited arrows." But many good Hebraists maintain the rendering of the Authorized Version (see Buxtorf, 'Lexicon,' p. 757; Rosenmuller, 'Scholia,' vol. 5. p. 165; Canon Cook, 'Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 34). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-7.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">Yet</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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">man</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭דָם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is born</span><br /><span class="heb">יוּלָּ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(yūl·lāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָמָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ā·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as surely as sparks</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fly</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוּף׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ūp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5774.htm">Strong's 5774: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fly, to faint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upward.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaḡ·bî·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:7 But man is born to trouble as (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:8" /></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>