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Job 5:22 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAt destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.”

Job 5:22

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20

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. {power: Heb. hands}

21

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. {from...: or, when the tongue scourgeth}

22

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

24

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle {shall be} in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. {thy tabernacle...: or, peace is thy tabernacle} {sin: or, err}

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