Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For affliction does not come forth from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground.
New American Standard Bible
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
King James Version
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Holman Bible
and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
International Standard Version
For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground;
A Conservative Version
For affliction does not come forth from the dust, nor does trouble spring out of the ground,
American Standard Version
For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Bible in Basic English
For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;
Darby Translation
For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Julia Smith Translation
For toil will not come forth from the dust, and labor will not spring up from the earth;
King James 2000
For affliction comes not forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Indeed, mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
Modern King James verseion
For affliction does not come forth from the dust, nor does trouble spring up out of the ground;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"It is not the earth that bringeth forth travail, neither cometh sorrow out of the ground;
NET Bible
For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,
New Heart English Bible
For affliction doesn't come forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
The Emphasized Bible
For sorrow, cometh not forth out of the dust, - nor, out of the ground, sprouteth trouble.
Webster
Although affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
World English Bible
For affliction doesn't come forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
Youngs Literal Translation
For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.
Themes
Interlinear
'aven
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
5
“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.
“For affliction does not come forth from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground.
“For man is born for trouble,
[As naturally] as sparks fly upward.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:27
Had I not feared the provocation of the enemy,
That their adversaries would misjudge,
That they would say, “Our [own] hand has prevailed,
And the Lord has not done all this.”’
1 Samuel 6:9
But watch,
Job 34:29
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
Psalm 90:7
For we have been consumed by Your anger
And by Your wrath we have been terrified.
Isaiah 45:7
The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.
Lamentations 3:38
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?
Hosea 10:4
They have spoken empty (disingenuous) words,
Swearing falsely to make covenants [they intend to break];
Therefore, judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Amos 3:6
If a trumpet is blown in a city [warning of danger] will not the people tremble?
If a disaster or misfortune occurs in a city has not the Lord caused it?
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;