Job 5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Eliphaz continues, warning Job not to appeal to angels and observing that affliction does not spring from the ground. He enumerates God's disciplinary blessings and concludes that the man God corrects is blessed, urging Job to accept divine chastening as …
Other Translations
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.
Cross References
The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more …
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he …
And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath …
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of …
And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto …
The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath …
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed …
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of …
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon …