Job 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.”

Job 5:7 — World English Bible

Job 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward. ”

Job 5:7 — American Standard Version

Job 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.”

Job 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards. ”

Job 5:7 — Darby Translation

Job 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But man is borne vnto trauaile, as the sparkes flie vpwarde.”

Job 5:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:7 in Context — Job 5

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:

9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

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What Does Job 5:7 Mean?

Job 5:7 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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