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Selected Verse: Job 5:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 5:16 |
Strong Concordance |
So the poor [01800] hath hope [08615], and iniquity [05766] stoppeth [07092] her mouth [06310]. |
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King James |
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
the poor hath hope--of the interposition of God.
iniquity stoppeth her mouth-- (Psa 107:42; Mic 7:9-10; Isa 52:15). Especially at the last day, through shame (Jde 1:15; Mat 22:12). The "mouth" was the offender (Job 5:15), and the mouth shall then be stopped (Isa 25:8) at the end. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
So the poor hath hope - From the interposition of God. They are not left in a sad and comfortless condition. They are permitted to regard God as their protector and friend, and to look forward to another and a better world. This sentiment accords with all that is elsewhere said in the Scriptures, that the offers of mercy are specially made to the poor, and that they are especially the objects of the divine compassion.
And iniquity stoppeth her mouth - That is, the wicked are confounded when they see all their plans foiled, and find themselves entangled in the snares which they have laid for others. A similar sentiment occurs in Psa 107:41-42 :
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
And maketh him families like a flock.
The righteous shall see it and rejoice,
And all iniquity shall stop her mouth."
It is to be remembered that Eliphaz states this as the result of his own observation, and as clearly demonstrating in his view that there is a superintending and overruling Providence. A careful observation of the course of events would lead undoubtedly to the same conclusion, and this has been embodied in almost every language by some proverbial sentiment. We express it by saying that "honesty is the best policy;" a proverb that is undoubtcdly founded in wisdom. The sentiment is, that if a man wishes long to prosper, he should pursue a straight-forward and an honest course; that cunning, intrigue, underhanded dealing, and mere management, will sooner or later defeat itself, and recoil on the head of him who uses it; and that, therefore, if there were no higher motive than self-interest, a man should be honest, frank, and open. See this argument stated at greater length, and with great beauty, in Ps. 37. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| So - So he obtains what he hoped for from God, to whom he committed his cause. Iniquity - Wicked men. Stoppeth - They are silenced and confounded, finding that not only the poor are got out of their snares, but the oppressors themselves are ensnared in them. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| So the poor - דל dal, he who is made thin, who is wasted, extenuated; hath hope - he sees what God is accustomed to do, and he expects a repetition of gracious dealings in his own behalf; and because God deals thus with those who trust in him, therefore the mouth of impiety is stopped. Religion is kept alive in the earth, because of God's signal interventions in behalf of the bodies and souls of his followers. |
8 He will swallow up [01104] death [04194] in victory [05331]; and the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] will wipe away [04229] tears [01832] from off all faces [06440]; and the rebuke [02781] of his people [05971] shall he take away [05493] from off all the earth [0776]: for the LORD [03068] hath spoken [01696] it.
15 But he saveth [03467] the poor [034] from the sword [02719], from their mouth [06310], and from the hand [03027] of the mighty [02389].
12 And [2532] he saith [3004] unto him [846], Friend [2083], how [4459] camest thou [1525] in hither [5602] not [3361] having [2192] a wedding [1062] garment [1742]? And [1161] he was speechless [5392].
15 To execute [4160] judgment [2920] upon [2596] all [3956], and [2532] to convince [1827] all [3956] that are ungodly [765] among them [846] of [4012] all [3956] their [846] ungodly [763] deeds [2041] which [3739] they have ungodly committed [764], and [2532] of [4012] all [3956] their hard [4642] speeches which [3739] ungodly [765] sinners [268] have spoken [2980] against [2596] him [846].
15 So shall he sprinkle [05137] many [07227] nations [01471]; the kings [04428] shall shut [07092] their mouths [06310] at him: for that which had not been told [05608] them shall they see [07200]; and that which they had not heard [08085] shall they consider [0995].
9 I will bear [05375] the indignation [02197] of the LORD [03068], because I have sinned [02398] against him, until he plead [07378] my cause [07379], and execute [06213] judgment [04941] for me: he will bring me forth [03318] to the light [0216], and I shall behold [07200] his righteousness [06666].
10 Then she that is mine enemy [0341] shall see [07200] it, and shame [0955] shall cover [03680] her which said [0559] unto me, Where is the LORD [03068] thy God [0430]? mine eyes [05869] shall behold [07200] her: now shall she be trodden down [04823] as the mire [02916] of the streets [02351].
42 The righteous [03477] shall see [07200] it, and rejoice [08055]: and all iniquity [05766] shall stop [07092] her mouth [06310].
41 Yet setteth he the poor [034] on high [07682] from affliction [06040], and maketh [07760] him families [04940] like a flock [06629].
42 The righteous [03477] shall see [07200] it, and rejoice [08055]: and all iniquity [05766] shall stop [07092] her mouth [06310].