Job 5:21

You will be protected ¹  from malicious gossip, ²  and will not be afraid of the destruction ³  when it comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

"You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

You will be safe from slander and will have no fear of destruction when it comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

You'll be protected from vicious gossip and live fearless through any catastrophe.

SABDAweb Job 5:21

He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.

bibleoremus Job 5:21

You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

biblegateway Job 5:21

You will be protected ¹  from malicious gossip, ²  and will not be afraid of the destruction ³  when it comes.

¹ tn The Hebrew verb essentially means “you will be hidden.” In the Niphal the verb means “to be hidden, to be in a hiding place,” and protected (Ps 31:20).

² tn Heb “from the lash [i.e., whip] of the tongue.” Sir 26:9 and 51:2 show usages of these kinds of expressions: “the lash of the tongue” or “the blow of the tongue.” The expression indicates that a malicious gossip is more painful than a blow.

² sn The Targum saw here a reference to Balaam and the devastation brought on by the Midianites.

³ tn The word here is שׁוֹד (shod); it means “destruction,” but some commentators conjecture alternate readings: שׁוֹאָה (sho’ah, “desolation”); or שֵׁד (shed, “demon”). One argument for maintaining שׁוֹד (shod) is that it fits the assonance within the verse שׁוֹד…לָשׁוֹן…שׁוֹט (shot…lashon…shod).