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So hear it and apply it to yourself.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“We have studied life and found all this to be true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo this, we have searched it, so it <i>is</i>; hear it, and know thou <i>it</i> for thy good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, this we have searched out; It <i>is</i> true. Hear it, and know for yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold this; we have investigated it, <i>and</i> so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold this, we have investigated it, thus it is; Hear it, and know for yourself.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold this; we have investigated it, <i>and</i> so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold this; we have investigated it, <i>and</i> it is true. Hear <i>and</i> heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our experience has proven these things to be true, so listen and learn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"We have studied all of this thoroughly! This is the way it is. Listen to it, and learn it for yourself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Job, we have learned this by long study. It is true, so now accept it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, this—we searched it out—it [is] right, listen; And you, know for yourself!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, this -- we searched it out -- it is right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold this, we searched it out, so it is: hear it, and know thou for thyself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, this is just as we have found it, which you have heard; walk it through your mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, this we have searched out; so it is! This we have heard, and you should know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, we have searched this out; it is true. Hear, and know it for yourself.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lo this thing we have searched, and it is so; we have heard it; and you know it for your good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This we searched and thus it is that we heard it, and know for yourself <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lo this, we have searched it, So it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, we have thus sought out these matters; these are what we have heard: but do thou reflect with thyself, if thou hast done anything <i>wrong</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-27.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=828" 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">26</span>You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2713.htm" title="2713: ḥă·qar·nū·hā (V-Qal-Perf-1cp:: 3fs) -- To search. A primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately.">we have investigated,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">and it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ken- (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">is true!</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: mā·‘en·nāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fse) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">So hear it</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ḏa‘- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">for yourself.”</a> </span><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/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a></span><br />Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-25.htm">1 Corinthians 1:25</a></span><br />For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:13</a></span><br />When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a></span><br />For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a></span><br />let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2-3</a></span><br />that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/111-10.htm">Psalm 111:10</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-6.htm">1 Corinthians 2:6-7</a></span><br />Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-33.htm">Proverbs 8:33-34</a></span><br />Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. / Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know you it for your good.</p><p class="hdg">we have searched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8-10</a></b></br> For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-2.htm">Job 12:2</a></b></br> No doubt but ye <i>are</i> the people, and wisdom shall die with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-9.htm">Job 15:9,10,17</a></b></br> What knowest thou, that we know not? <i>what</i> understandest thou, which <i>is</i> not in us? … </p><p class="hdg">for thy good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-2.htm">Job 22:2</a></b></br> Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-13.htm">Deuteronomy 10:13</a></b></br> To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Proverbs 9:12</a></b></br> If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but <i>if</i> thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/15-16.htm">Apply</a> <a href="/job/3-4.htm">Care</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-3.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Investigated</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Note</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Search</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/esther/4-13.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Apply</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Care</a> <a href="/job/13-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/13-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/job/29-16.htm">Investigated</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Search</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/job/9-2.htm">True.</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>Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true!</b><br>This phrase reflects the confidence and authority with which Eliphaz speaks. In the context of the Book of Job, Eliphaz is one of Job's friends who believes that suffering is a result of sin. The phrase suggests a thorough examination or inquiry, which was a common practice in ancient wisdom literature. The assertion of truth here is based on human observation and traditional wisdom, rather than divine revelation. This reflects the cultural context of the time, where wisdom was often passed down through generations and considered reliable. The phrase also highlights the tension between human understanding and divine mystery, a central theme in the Book of Job.<p><b>So hear it and know for yourself.</b><br>Eliphaz urges Job to listen and internalize the wisdom being shared. This reflects the oral tradition of the time, where teachings were often communicated verbally and required active listening. The phrase "know for yourself" emphasizes personal responsibility in discerning truth, a concept that resonates throughout Scripture. It suggests that wisdom is not just to be heard but to be understood and applied personally. This can be connected to other biblical passages that emphasize the importance of wisdom and understanding, such as <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a>, which encourages seeking wisdom above all else. The call to "know for yourself" also foreshadows the personal encounter with God that Job will eventually have, highlighting the difference between human counsel and divine revelation.<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 <a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Job 5</a>, offering his perspective on Job's suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through severe trials. The central figure in the Book of Job, known for his patience and faithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, suggesting he is considered wise and knowledgeable.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends'_counsel.htm">The Friends' Counsel</a></b><br>The dialogues between Job and his friends, including Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_investigation.htm">The Investigation</a></b><br>Eliphaz claims that the wisdom he shares has been thoroughly examined and found to be true, urging Job to accept it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Eliphaz's confidence in his own understanding serves as a reminder of the limitations of human wisdom. We must seek God's wisdom, which surpasses human insight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>While Eliphaz speaks with authority, his counsel is not entirely accurate. Believers must discern and test all teachings against the truth of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_personal_experience.htm">The Value of Personal Experience</a></b><br>Eliphaz urges Job to "know for yourself," highlighting the importance of personal experience and relationship with God in understanding truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Community in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's friends come to support him, illustrating the role of community in times of trial. However, their counsel shows the need for compassionate and accurate support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_truth.htm">The Pursuit of Truth</a></b><br>Eliphaz's statement about investigating truth encourages believers to diligently seek and verify truth, aligning it with God's Word.<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/why_use_masculine_pronouns_for_god.htm">What defines a freethinker?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ex-christians_feel_freer_and_at_peace.htm">Why do some atheists who leave Christianity report feeling more free, moral, and at peace than before?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_12_imply_myth_over_history.htm">In Job 7:12, why does Job reference the sea or a monstrous creature (possibly Leviathan)--and does this suggest any mythological element at odds with a strictly historical reading of Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_joppa's_role_in_the_bible.htm">How can you avoid the false cause fallacy?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">So it is.</span>--It is the boastful confidence of Eliphaz which is so hard to bear. He speaks as though Job's experience were as nothing to his. "This is mine: take it to thyself, and make it thine."<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lo this, we have searched it, so it is</span>. Eliphaz does not claim to be delivering a Divine message, or in any way stating results which he has learnt from revelation. Rather is he declaring what he has "searched out;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> gathered with much trouble from inquiry, observation, and experience. He is, however, quite confident that he has arrived at a true conclusion, and expects Job to accept it and act upon it. <span class="cmt_word">Hear it, and know thou it for thy good</span>; literally, for <span class="accented">thyself.</span> Make the knowledge, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> which I have communicated to thee, thine own. Professor Lee observes, "Them is nothing in all this savouring of any asperity, as far as I can see, beyond the anxieties of true friendship. The sentiments delivered from ver. 17 to the end of the chapter are not only most excellent in themselves, but perfectly applicable to Job's case; and were, in the event, made good in every respect. It is true, we have not much sympathy expressed for Job's bereavements and afflictions. And, in this respect, Eliphaz was, no doubt, to blame" ('Book of the Patriarch Job' p. 216). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-27.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">Indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have investigated,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·qar·nū·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2713.htm">Strong's 2713: </a> </span><span class="str2">To penetrate, to examine intimately</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֑יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine 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">is true!</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּֽן־</span> <span class="translit">(ken-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So hear it</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘en·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">דַֽע־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏa‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for yourself.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:27 Look this we have searched it so (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:1" /></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>