Job 5:21
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׁוֹט
shôwṭ
a lash (literally or figuratively)
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him wit...
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteous...
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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