Job 5:8 — Meaning and Application

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; {affliction: or, iniquity}

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. {trouble: or, labour} {sparks...: Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to fly}

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: {unsearchable: Heb. there is no search} {without...: Heb. till there be no number}

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: {fields: Heb. outplaces}