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Job 5:15

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He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 15

Eliphaz, in the foregoing chapter, for the making good of his charge against Job, had vouched a word from heaven, sent him in a vision. In this chapter he appeals to those that bear record on earth, to the saints, the faithful witnesses of God's truth in all ages (Job 5:1). They will testify, I. That the sin of sinners is their ruin (Job 5:2-5). II. That yet affliction is the common lot of mankind (Job 5:6, Job 5:7). III. That when we are in affliction it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God, for he is able and ready to help us (Job 5:8-16). IV. That the afflictions which are borne well will end well; and Job particularly, if he would come to a better temper, might assure himself that God had great mercy in store for him (Job 5:17-27). So that he concludes his discourse in somewhat a better humour than he began it.

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Strong's Concordancev. 15

יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to… אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn, H34) — destitute חֶרֶב (chereb, H2719) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or… פֶּה (peh, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);… יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), חָזָק (châzâq, H2389) — strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

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I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Psalms 109:31rank 4

For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

Psalms 10:14rank 3

But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

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The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Psalms 107:41rank 3

But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

Psalms 10:17rank 3

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Psalms 72:4rank 3

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

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