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The thirsty pant after their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a <i>place of</i> thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a <i>place of</i> thorns; And the schemer is eager for their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a <i>place of</i> thorns, And the schemer pants after their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children&#8217s wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then hungry and greedy people gobble up their crops and grab their wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hungry people will eat the fool's crops--even the grain growing among thorns--and thirsty people will envy his wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. And the thirsty swallow up their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eat, "" And even take it from the thorns, "" And the designing swallowed their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which his harvest the hungry one will devour, and not from thorns shall they take it, and destruction gaped after their substance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Their harvest, the starving will eat. The armed man will rob him, and the thirsty will drink his resources.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What they have reaped may the hungry eat up, or God take away by blight, or the thirsty swallow their substance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns; and the thirsty pant after their wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His harvest the hungry eat up; and they shall pour out water to the thirsty, and the thirsty devour their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />What he reaps a famine will consume, and they will be poured out for thirst, and the thirsty break their possessions into pieces<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-5.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=693" 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">4</span>His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7457.htm" title="7457: rā·‘êḇ (Adj-ms) -- Hungry. From ra'eb; hungry.">The hungry</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qə·ṣî·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">his harvest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qā·ḥê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">taking it even</a> <a href="/hebrew/6791.htm" title="6791: miṣ·ṣin·nîm (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Perhaps a thorn, barb. From an unused root meaning to be prickly; a thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge.">from the thorns,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6782.htm" title="6782: ṣam·mîm (N-ms) -- Perhaps a snare, trap. From the same as tsammah; a noose; figuratively, destruction.">and the thirsty</a> <a href="/hebrew/7602.htm" title="7602: wə·šā·’ap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten.">pant after</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">his wealth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.…<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="/proverbs/13-23.htm">Proverbs 13:23</a></span><br />Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></span><br />Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Jeremiah 5:17</a></span><br />They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Hosea 7:9</a></span><br />Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></span><br />You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33</a></span><br />A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a></span><br />Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Psalm 109:11</a></span><br />May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a></span><br />When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-15.htm">Mark 4:15</a></span><br />Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Luke 8:12</a></span><br />The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12-15</a></span><br />If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their substance.</p><p class="hdg">harvest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33,51</a></b></br> The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3-6</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8</a></b></br> The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn <i>to be</i> meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:</p><p class="hdg">the thorns.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11</a></b></br> And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which <i>was</i> in Ophrah, that <i>pertained</i> unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide <i>it</i> from the Midianites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.</p><p class="hdg">the robber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15,17</a></b></br> And the Sabeans fell <i>upon them</i>, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6</a></b></br> The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth <i>abundantly</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-9.htm">Job 18:9</a></b></br> The gin shall take <i>him</i> by the heel, <i>and</i> the robber shall prevail against him.</p><p class="hdg">swalloweth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that <i>there is</i> none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-15.htm">Job 20:15</a></b></br> He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34,44</a></b></br> Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-12.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Need</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Pant</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-37.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">Robber</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Schemer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/job/1-11.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Swalloweth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-34.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/job/6-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Pant</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Robber</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Schemer</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Swalloweth</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Wealth</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The hungry consume his harvest</b><br>This phrase reflects the consequences of wickedness and injustice, where the fruits of one's labor are taken by others. In the ancient Near Eastern context, harvest time was crucial for survival, and losing a harvest meant potential famine. This imagery is used to illustrate the vulnerability of the wicked's possessions. Biblically, this can be connected to the principle of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>), where the wicked ultimately face the consequences of their actions. The idea of the hungry consuming the harvest can also be seen as a divine judgment, where God allows the natural order to bring justice.<p><b>taking it even from the thorns</b><br>The mention of "thorns" suggests that the harvest is protected or difficult to access, yet the hungry are so desperate that they overcome these obstacles. Thorns in the Bible often symbolize sin and the curse of the fall (<a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>). This phrase may imply that no matter how the wicked try to protect their wealth, it will be taken from them. The imagery of thorns can also be seen in the parable of the sower (<a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7, 22</a>), where thorns choke the word, representing the cares of the world and deceitfulness of riches.<p><b>and the thirsty pant after his wealth</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the insatiable desire for the wealth of the wicked. The term "thirsty" conveys a deep longing or need, suggesting that others are eagerly waiting to seize the wealth of those who are unrighteous. In a broader biblical context, thirst is often used metaphorically for spiritual longing (<a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>). The idea of panting after wealth can be contrasted with the call to seek first the kingdom of God (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>), emphasizing the futility of placing trust in material riches. This phrase underscores the transient nature of wealth and the ultimate futility of relying on it for security.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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 this passage, offering his perspective on suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A wealthy and righteous man who experiences immense suffering. The book of Job explores his trials and the dialogues between him and his friends.<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 wise and knowledgeable.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>Eliphaz suggests that suffering and loss are often consequences of one's actions. While his perspective is limited, it prompts us to consider the broader scope of divine justice and the mystery of God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_vulnerability_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Vulnerability of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>The verse highlights the transient nature of material possessions. Believers are encouraged to focus on spiritual wealth that cannot be taken away.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_needy.htm">Compassion for the Needy</a></b><br>The imagery of the hungry consuming the harvest calls for a compassionate response to those in need, recognizing that circumstances can lead to desperation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite the loss and suffering depicted, believers are reminded to trust in God's provision and sovereignty, even when circumstances seem dire.<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/does_job_5_9_conflict_with_other_miracles.htm">In Job 5:9, does the claim of God performing countless marvels conflict with documented miracles (or lack thereof) in other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_28_5_match_geology.htm">If Job 28:5 implies far-reaching knowledge of earth's processes, why does it not align with modern geological understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_'despise_no_one'_yet_judge.htm">In Job 36:5, how can God 'despise no one' if other scriptures depict His wrath and judgment against certain people?</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/ellicott/job/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Whose harvest the hungry eateth up.</span>--The meaning becomes more pointed if we understand the wicked man himself as the subject whose harvest he shall eat famishing and have to take from among the thorns--there shall be so little, and that little choked with thorns. The word "robber" is perhaps a <span class= "ital">trap, </span>or <span class= "ital">snare. </span>Some of the old versions use other vowels, and read, "the thirsty swallow up," making the parallelism complete.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whose harvest the hungry eateth up</span>. Covetous men rush in and "eat <span class="accented">up"</span> all that the family possesses, thus bringing it to the extreme of poverty and want. And taketh it even out of the thorns. Vain is any protection that may be devised. As hedges, even of the prickly pear, do not keep out a band of plunderers, so there is no obstacle which those bent on robbing them will not overcome. <span class="cmt_word">And the robber swalloweth up their substance</span>; or, <span class="accented">the thirsty</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> those who thirst after it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-5.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">The hungry</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֘עֵ֤ב</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘êḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7456.htm">Strong's 7456: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consume</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֵ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his harvest,</span><br /><span class="heb">קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṣî·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> </span><span class="str2">Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">taking it even</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qā·ḥê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the thorns;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצִּנִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣin·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6791.htm">Strong's 6791: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thorn, a cactus-hedge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the thirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">צַמִּ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6782.htm">Strong's 6782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps a snare, trap</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pant</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁאַ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7602.htm">Strong's 7602: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after his wealth.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:5 Whose harvest the hungry eats up (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:6" /></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>