TheWay BibleJob 5:16 KJV
Job · chapter 5 · verse 16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.Job 5:16 · King James Version
Job 5:16 in context
14They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- iniquityʻevelevilH5766 →
- stoppethqâphatsto draw togetherH7092 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
- hopetiqvâhliterally a cordH8615 →
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Eliphaz, having touched Job in a very tender part, in mentioning both the loss of his estate and the death of his children as the just punishment of his sin, that he might not drive him to despair, here begins to encourage him, and puts him in a way to make himself easy.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-16