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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 />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the poor has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So the helpless have hope, And injustice shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The poor are filled with hope, and injustice is silenced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the poor have hope while wrongdoing shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He gives hope to the poor and silences the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there is hope for the poor, "" And perverseness has shut her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And hope will be to the poor one, and iniquity contracted her mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus the needy have hope, and iniquity closes its mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So there shall be hope for the poor, but the wicked shall shut his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the poor will have hope and the evil one will shut his mouth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-16.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=758" 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">15</span>He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: lad·dal (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-msc) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">So the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·wāh (N-fs) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">hope,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: wə·‘ō·lā·ṯāh (Conj-w:: N-fs:: 3fs) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">and injustice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7092.htm" title="7092: qā·p̄ə·ṣāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Draw together, shut. A primitive root; to draw together, i.e. Close; by implication, to leap; specifically, to die.">shuts</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">its mouth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.…<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="/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a></span><br />But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Psalm 10:17-18</a></span><br />You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, / to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Psalm 34:6</a></span><br />This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalm 35:10</a></span><br />All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a></span><br />For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. / He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. / He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Psalm 107:41</a></span><br />But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Psalm 109:31</a></span><br />For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Psalm 140:12</a></span><br />I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a></span><br />Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Isaiah 29:19</a></span><br />The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the poor has hope, and iniquity stops her mouth.</p><p class="hdg">the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8,9</a></b></br> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, <i>and</i> lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set <i>them</i> among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth <i>are</i> the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18</a></b></br> For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall <i>not</i> perish for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a></b></br> What shall <i>one</i> then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Exodus 11:7</a></b></br> But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Psalm 63:11</a></b></br> But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Psalm 107:42</a></b></br> The righteous shall see <i>it</i>, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/24-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/3-23.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Stoppeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Unrighteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/8-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/job/16-3.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Stoppeth</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Unrighteousness</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>So the poor have hope</b><br>This phrase highlights the theme of hope for the marginalized and oppressed, a recurring motif throughout the Bible. In the context of Job, Eliphaz is speaking, suggesting that divine justice ultimately prevails, providing hope to those who are downtrodden. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God is often depicted as a defender of the poor and needy (<a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18</a>, <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a>). The hope mentioned here is not merely wishful thinking but a confident expectation rooted in God's character and promises. In the New Testament, Jesus embodies this hope, offering salvation and restoration to all, particularly the marginalized (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>).<p><b>and injustice shuts its mouth</b><br>This phrase suggests the silencing or cessation of injustice, implying that wrongs will be righted and truth will prevail. In the ancient Near Eastern context, justice was a central concern, and the imagery of "shutting the mouth" indicates the end of false accusations or oppression. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Psalm 107:42</a>, where the wicked are silenced, and <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a>, where kings will shut their mouths in awe of God's work. The ultimate fulfillment of this promise is seen in the eschatological vision of a new heaven and new earth where righteousness dwells (<a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a>), and in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the righteous judge (<a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>).<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 immense suffering and loss.<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="/bsb/job/5.htm">Job 5</a>, offering his perspective on 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 is identified as a Temanite, suggesting he is a man of wisdom and understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>In this context, the poor represent those who are oppressed or suffering, often seen as vulnerable and marginalized in society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/injustice.htm">Injustice</a></b><br>The concept of wrongdoing or unfair treatment, often perpetrated by those in power against the weak or poor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The verse assures that even in dire circumstances, the poor can find hope. This hope is rooted in God's justice and care for the marginalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>Injustice is not eternal. God promises that injustice will be silenced, indicating His ultimate authority and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_believers.htm">Role of Believers</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to be agents of hope and justice, advocating for the poor and standing against injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and justice, even when it seems delayed. God's plans are perfect and will come to fruition.<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/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_wealth_inequality.htm">Proverbs 22:2: How can a just God create both rich and poor yet allow extreme wealth inequality to persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_givers_stay_poor.htm">Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth--why do many faithful givers remain poor while the corrupt often thrive?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Iniquity stoppeth her mouth.</span>--See <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm" title="The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.">Psalm 107:42</a>, where the same phrase occurs.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So the poor hath hope</span>. With the fall of each crafty oppressor, the poor man's hopes revive. He feels that "God ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world" (<a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Psalm 59:13</a>). He recognizes the fact that the Almighty "maintains the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor" (<a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Psalm 140:12</a>), that he is "a Refuge for the oppressed, a Refuge in times of trouble" (<a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Psalm 9:9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And iniquity stoppeth her mouth</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Psalm 107:42</a>). Either "the oppressors themselves are struck dumb, recognizing the fact that God is against them;" or "those who perversely question God's ways are struck dumb, seeing his retributive justice." If we understand the passage in the latter sense, we may see in it a reproof of Job's murmurs against his treatment by God (<a href="/job/3-11.htm">Job 3:11-26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-16.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">So the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">לַדַּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(lad·dal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dangling, weak, thin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּהִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hope,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and injustice</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shuts</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֣פְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(qā·p̄ə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7092.htm">Strong's 7092: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw together, close, to leap, to die</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its mouth.</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-16.htm">Job 5:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-16.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:16 So the poor has hope and injustice (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:17" /></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>