15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
15 But he saveth H3467 the poor H34 from the sword, H2719 from their mouth, H6310 and from the hand H3027 of the mighty. H2389
15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
15 And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,
15 And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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Commentary on Job 5 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 5
Eliphaz, in the foregoing chapter, for the making good of his charge against Job, had vouched a word from heaven, sent him in a vision. In this chapter he appeals to those that bear record on earth, to the saints, the faithful witnesses of God's truth in all ages (v. 1). They will testify,
Job 5:1-5
A very warm dispute being begun between Job and his friends, Eliphaz here makes a fair motion to put the matter to a reference. In all debates perhaps the sooner this is done the better if the contenders cannot end it between themselves. So well assured is Eliphaz of the goodness of his own cause that he moves Job himself to choose the arbitrators (v. 1): Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; that is,
Now there are two things which Eliphaz here maintains, and in which he doubts not but all the saints concur with him:-
Job 5:6-16
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. Now he very much changes his voice (Gal. 4:20), and speaks in the accents of kindness, as if he would atone for the hard words he had given him.
Job 5:17-27
Eliphaz, in this concluding paragraph of his discourse, gives Job (what he himself knew not how to take) a comfortable prospect of the issue of his afflictions, if he did but recover his temper and accommodate himself to them. Observe,