King James Version

Job 5:21

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

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בְּשׁ֣וֹטbeshotin scourgeשׁוֹטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in scourge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7752a lash (literally or figuratively)scourge, whip.לָ֭שׁוֹןlashontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “tongue”, the ordinary formH3956the 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)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.תֵּחָבֵ֑אtechavehideחָבָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, an unfinished actionH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִירָ֥אtirafearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).מִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmishodfrom desolationשֹׁדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from desolation”, the ordinary formH7701violence, ravagedesolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָבֽוֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Young’s Literal Translation

When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

World English Bible

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐρχομένων.