The Bible — notes and cross-references in Job | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 5

5:26¹ coming

I.e., to the threshing floor, usually elevated.
5:18^a heal

Deut. 32:39; Isa. 30:26; Hosea 6:1
5:17² Almighty

Heb. Shaddai. So throughout the book. See note Gen. 17:1^2a.
5:17^1b chastening

Prov. 3:11-12; Heb. 12:5-6; Psa. 94:12; 1 Cor. 11:32; Rev. 3:19

See note Job 4:8¹.
5:17^a blessed

Psa. 94:12; James 1:12
5:13^b wise

1 Cor. 1:19; Jer. 8:9
5:13^a He

1 Cor. 3:19; cf. Psa. 9:15-16
5:11^b mourn

James 4:9; cf. Matt. 5:4
5:11^a high

1 Sam. 2:7; Psa. 75:6-7; Luke 1:52; James 4:10
5:10^a rain

Psa. 65:9-10; 147:8; Jer. 5:24; 14:22; Matt. 5:45; Acts 14:17
5:9^a searched

Job 9:10; 37:5; Psa. 40:5; Rom. 11:33
5:7^a trouble

Job 14:1
5:5³ his

Lit., their.
5:5² thirsty

Following many ancient versions; the Hebrew text reads, the snare.
5:5¹ even

The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
5:2^a vexation

Prov. 19:19