Job 5:18
New International Version
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

New Living Translation
For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.

English Standard Version
For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.

Berean Standard Bible
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

King James Bible
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

New King James Version
For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.

New American Standard Bible
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal.

NASB 1995
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.

NASB 1977
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.

Legacy Standard Bible
For He inflicts pain and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.

Amplified Bible
“For He inflicts pain, but He binds up and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal.

Christian Standard Bible
For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

American Standard Version
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Contemporary English Version
He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises.

English Revised Version
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well.

Good News Translation
God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals.

International Standard Version
because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal.

Majority Standard Bible
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

NET Bible
For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

New Heart English Bible
For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

World English Bible
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For He pains, and He binds up, "" He strikes, and His hands heal.

Young's Literal Translation
For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.

Smith's Literal Translation
For he will cause pain, and he will bind up: he will smite and his hands will heal.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal.

New American Bible
For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands give healing.

New Revised Standard Version
For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For it is he who wounds, and binds up; he smites, and his hands heal.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because he breaks and binds up and he strikes and his hands heal
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him
17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. 19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.…

Cross References
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

Isaiah 30:26
The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.

Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Jeremiah 30:17
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

Isaiah 57:18-19
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

Lamentations 3:32-33
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

2 Kings 5:10-14
Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...

Isaiah 19:22
And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

Matthew 9:12
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

James 5:14-15
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.


Treasury of Scripture

For he makes sore, and binds up: he wounds, and his hands make whole.

Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Psalm 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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Job 5
1. Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;
6. that man is born to trouble;
8. that God is to be regarded in affliction;
17. the happy end of God's correction.














For He wounds
The Hebrew word for "wounds" here is "makah," which implies a deliberate act of striking or inflicting pain. In the context of Job, this phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty and His role in allowing suffering. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine retribution and discipline. Theologically, it suggests that God permits trials as a means of refining and testing faith, much like a loving father disciplines a child for their growth and betterment.

but He also binds
The term "binds" comes from the Hebrew "chabash," which means to bandage or heal. This phrase highlights God's dual role as both the one who allows affliction and the one who provides comfort and restoration. In the ancient world, binding wounds was a common practice, symbolizing care and healing. Scripturally, this reflects God's compassionate nature, as seen in passages like Psalm 147:3, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." It reassures believers that God's intention is not to harm but to ultimately restore and heal.

He strikes
The word "strikes" is translated from the Hebrew "nakah," similar to "makah," emphasizing the act of smiting or inflicting a blow. This phrase reinforces the idea of God's active involvement in the trials of life. Historically, this reflects the belief that God is just and that His actions, though sometimes severe, are purposeful. It serves as a reminder that God's discipline is not arbitrary but is part of His divine plan for growth and maturity in faith.

but His hands also heal
The phrase "His hands also heal" uses the Hebrew "rapha," meaning to restore or make whole. This imagery of God's hands conveys intimacy and personal care, suggesting that God is not distant but actively involved in the healing process. In the biblical context, healing is not just physical but also spiritual and emotional. This phrase assures believers of God's ultimate purpose to bring about wholeness and restoration, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of redemption and renewal.

(18) He maketh sore, and bindeth up.--The sentiment here expressed is one of those obvious ones which lose all their force from familiarity with them, but which come home sometimes in sorrow with a power that is boundless, because Divine.

Verse 18. - For he maketh sore, and bindeth up. Metaphors drawn from the healing art. He "maketh sore" - applies the scalpel and the cautery when and where they are needed; and then, after a while, "bindeth up" - employs his lint and bandages; in both cases alike seeking the good of the sufferer. He woundeth, and his hands make whole (setup. Deuteronomy 32:39; Hosea 6:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He
ה֣וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

wounds,
יַכְאִ֣יב (yaḵ·’îḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3510: To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil

but also binds;
וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ (wə·yeḥ·bāš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2280: To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule

He strikes,
יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ (yim·ḥaṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4272: To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy

but His hands
וְיָדָ֥יו (wə·yā·ḏāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

also heal.
תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃ (tir·pe·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 7495: To mend, to cure


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