Job 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”

Job 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.”

Job 5:21 — World English Bible

Job 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”

Job 5:21 — American Standard Version

Job 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.”

Job 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”

Job 5:21 — Darby Translation

Job 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it commeth.”

Job 5:21 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:21 in Context — Job 5

19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

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What Does Job 5:21 Mean?

Job 5:21 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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