Job 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;”

Job 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;”

Job 5:6 — World English Bible

Job 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; ”

Job 5:6 — American Standard Version

Job 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.”

Job 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; ”

Job 5:6 — Darby Translation

Job 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For miserie commeth not foorth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth.”

Job 5:6 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:6 in Context — Job 5

4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

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What Does Job 5:6 Mean?

Job 5:6 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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