Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. New Living Translation The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth. English Standard Version The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. Berean Standard Bible The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. King James Bible Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. New King James Version Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance. New American Standard Bible “The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. NASB 1995 “His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. NASB 1977 “His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a place of thorns; And the schemer is eager for their wealth. Legacy Standard Bible His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer pants after their wealth. Amplified Bible “The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth. Christian Standard Bible The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth. Holman Christian Standard Bible The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth. American Standard Version Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance. Contemporary English Version Then hungry and greedy people gobble up their crops and grab their wealth. English Revised Version Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance. GOD'S WORD® Translation What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth. Good News Translation Hungry people will eat the fool's crops--even the grain growing among thorns--and thirsty people will envy his wealth. International Standard Version Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth. Majority Standard Bible The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. NET Bible The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune. New Heart English Bible whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. And the thirsty swallow up their wealth. Webster's Bible Translation Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. World English Bible whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhose harvest the hungry eat, "" And even take it from the thorns, "" And the designing swallowed their wealth. Young's Literal Translation Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth. Smith's Literal Translation Which his harvest the hungry one will devour, and not from thorns shall they take it, and destruction gaped after their substance. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches. Catholic Public Domain Version Their harvest, the starving will eat. The armed man will rob him, and the thirsty will drink his resources. New American Bible What they have reaped may the hungry eat up, or God take away by blight, or the thirsty swallow their substance. New Revised Standard Version The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns; and the thirsty pant after their wealth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis harvest the hungry eat up; and they shall pour out water to the thirsty, and the thirsty devour their substance. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated What he reaps a famine will consume, and they will be poured out for thirst, and the thirsty break their possessions into pieces OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance. Brenton Septuagint Translation For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. 6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.… Cross References Proverbs 13:23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away. Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers. Jeremiah 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.” Hosea 7:9 Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know. Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine. Deuteronomy 28:33 A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. Psalm 109:11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. Mark 4:15 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Luke 8:12 The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. ... Treasury of Scripture Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their substance. harvest. Deuteronomy 28:33,51 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: … Judges 6:3-6 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; … Isaiah 62:8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: the thorns. Judges 6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 2 Chronicles 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. the robber. Job 1:15,17 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee… Job 12:6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. Job 18:9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. swalloweth. Job 2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. Job 20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. Jeremiah 51:34,44 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out… Jump to Previous Consume Designing Devour Eager Eat Eateth Eats Food Gets Goes Grain Harvest Hungry Need Pant Poor Produce Robber Schemer Snare Spring Substance Swalloweth Thirsty Thorns Water WealthJump to Next Consume Designing Devour Eager Eat Eateth Eats Food Gets Goes Grain Harvest Hungry Need Pant Poor Produce Robber Schemer Snare Spring Substance Swalloweth Thirsty Thorns Water WealthJob 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. The hungry consume his harvest This phrase highlights the vulnerability of the wicked's possessions. The Hebrew word for "hungry" is "רָעֵב" (ra'ev), which conveys a deep, gnawing need for sustenance. In the ancient Near Eastern context, hunger was a powerful force, often driving people to desperate measures. The "harvest" symbolizes the fruits of one's labor, which in an agrarian society, was the primary source of wealth and survival. The imagery here suggests that the wicked's efforts are ultimately futile, as their gains are devoured by those in need. This reflects a divine justice where the unrighteous cannot enjoy the fruits of their labor, aligning with the biblical principle that God provides for the needy, sometimes through the redistribution of the wealth of the wicked. taking it even from the thorns and the thirsty pant after his wealth Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The hungryרָ֘עֵ֤ב (rā·‘êḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7456: To be hungry consume יֹאכֵ֗ל (yō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat his harvest, קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀ (qə·ṣî·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb taking it even יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ (yiq·qā·ḥê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take from the thorns; מִצִּנִּ֥ים (miṣ·ṣin·nîm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6791: A thorn, a cactus-hedge and the thirsty צַמִּ֣ים (ṣam·mîm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6782: Perhaps a snare, trap pant וְשָׁאַ֖ף (wə·šā·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7602: To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten after his wealth. חֵילָֽם׃ (ḥê·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength Links Job 5:5 NIVJob 5:5 NLT Job 5:5 ESV Job 5:5 NASB Job 5:5 KJV Job 5:5 BibleApps.com Job 5:5 Biblia Paralela Job 5:5 Chinese Bible Job 5:5 French Bible Job 5:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:5 Whose harvest the hungry eats up (Jb) |
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