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And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For your covenant will be with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />they will no longer be fierce, and your rocky fields will become friendly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"You will have a binding agreement with the stones in the field, and wild animals will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The fields you plow will be free of rocks; wild animals will never attack you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you shall be in league with the stones of the field. The animals of the field shall be at peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />(For with sons of the field [is] your covenant, "" And the beast of the field "" Has been at peace with you.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> (For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For with the stones of the field they covenant, and the beast of the field was at peace with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you are in harmony with the stones of the land, and the beasts of the earth will make peace with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With the stones of the field shall your covenant be, and the wild beasts shall be at peace with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you shall be in league with the stones of the field; and the wild beasts shall surrender to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your covenant is with the stones of the wilderness, and the animal of the field is handed over to you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-23.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=802" 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">22</span>You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: ḇə·rî·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">you will have a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’aḇ·nê (N-fpc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">the stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">and the wild</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥay·yaṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">animals</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: hā·šə·lə·māh- (V-Hofal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">will be at peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">with you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.…<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/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2</a></span><br />The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a></span><br />You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></span><br />The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25</a></span><br />I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a></span><br />And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a></span><br />When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a></span><br />they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a></span><br />Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a></span><br />that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a></span><br />For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you shall be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.</p><p class="hdg">thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-12.htm">Psalm 91:12,13</a></b></br> They shall bear thee up in <i>their</i> hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></b></br> And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and <i>with</i> the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38,39</a></b></br> For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, … </p><p class="hdg">beasts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a></b></br> And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make <i>you</i> afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Ezekiel 14:15,16</a></b></br> If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a></b></br> They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Field</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-3.htm">League</a> <a href="/job/3-26.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">League</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Wild</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 biblical times, a covenant was a solemn agreement, often involving God and His people. The idea of a covenant with the stones implies stability and security in one's environment. In the ancient Near East, stones were often used as boundary markers or altars, symbolizing permanence and divine witness. This covenant can be seen as a metaphor for God's provision and protection over the land, ensuring that the natural world will not be a source of harm. It echoes the peace and restoration themes found in <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>, where creation is depicted in harmony.<p><b>and the wild animals will be at peace with you</b><br>This phrase indicates a reversal of the curse found in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where enmity between humans and nature was introduced. The peace with wild animals signifies a return to the pre-fall state of harmony between humanity and creation. In the cultural context of the ancient world, wild animals were often seen as threats to human life and livelihood. This promise of peace suggests divine intervention to remove fear and danger from one's surroundings. It also foreshadows the messianic kingdom described in <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a>, where the wolf and the lamb will feed together, symbolizing the ultimate reconciliation and peace brought by the Messiah.<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>The central figure of the Book of Job, known for his patience and faithfulness amidst severe trials and suffering.<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 his wisdom and understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stones_of_the_field.htm">Stones of the Field</a></b><br>Symbolic of the natural world and its elements, representing the idea of harmony with creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wild_animals.htm">Wild Animals</a></b><br>Representing the untamed aspects of nature, which are often seen as threats but are depicted here as being at peace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_peace.htm">Divine Protection and Peace</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes God's ability to bring peace and protection even in the natural world, suggesting that His care extends beyond human concerns to all of creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/harmony_with_creation.htm">Harmony with Creation</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in harmony with God's creation, reflecting the peace that comes from a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The concept of a covenant with the stones of the field highlights the importance of understanding our relationship with God as a covenant, which includes blessings and responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in times of suffering, like Job, we can trust that God is sovereign over all aspects of life, including nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_in_adversity.htm">Peace in Adversity</a></b><br>The promise of peace with wild animals serves as a metaphor for finding peace amidst life's chaos and challenges through faith in God.<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_was_solomon's_temple_for.htm">What was the purpose of Solomon's Temple?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2-3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_balaam's_seven_altars.htm">Numbers 23:1-2: Is there any archaeological evidence supporting Balaam's elaborate sacrifices on seven altars with seven bulls and seven rams?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_altar_on_ebal,_not_gerizim.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 27:4 specify Mount Ebal for the altar instead of Mount Gerizim, and is there any historical or textual contradiction behind this location?</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>(</span>23<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">For thou shalt be in league.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">for with the stones of the field shall thy covenant be, and the beasts of the field shall be made to be at peace with thee.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> there shall be peace between thee and all the rest of God's creation, even "the stones of the field," against which thou shalt not dash thy foot (<a href="/psalms/91-12.htm">Psalm 91:12</a>); and if the senseless stones am thus in league with thee, and refrain from doing thee hurt, much more mayest thou be sure that <span class="cmt_word">the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee</span>. For they are not altogether senseless, and will in some sort understand that thou art under God's protection, and not to be molested by them (comp. <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a>, where God promises to make a covenant between his people and "the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, and the creeping things of the ground," that so they may "lie down safely "). A misplaced ingenuity seeks to find either six or seven forms of calamity in the enumeration of vers. 20-23; but there appear to be really only five: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> famine; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> war; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> calumny; . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-23.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">you will have a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rî·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stones</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the wild</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">animals</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַיַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥay·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be at peace</span><br /><span class="heb">הָשְׁלְמָה־</span> <span class="translit">(hā·šə·lə·māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you.</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/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-23.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:23 For you shall be in league (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:24" /></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>