Job 6:23

Translations

Modern

…deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

Traditional

Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

Literal

Or Deliver me from the hand of the enemy, or ransom me from the hand of dreadful ones’?

Latin

…vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me?

Original

Hebrew

English

…deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’ ?

Notes

Job 6:14–27

Job and his friends might have shared a covenant (special agreement) of loyalty and faith (Hebrew khesed; see Genesis 21:23; Exodus 15:13; 1 Chronicles 16:34). This bond would have made them like brothers, those who protect, and friends he could trust (Job 6:14–15; 6:21–23, 27). If they were in a covenant with one another, Job was accusing his friends of violating their covenant with him.

Job 6:1–7:21

Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.

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Job's Trial

Related verses

Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Psalm 49:7–8
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
Jeremiah 15:21
I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”
Job 5:20
In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
Leviticus 25:48
…he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
Nehemiah 5:8
…and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.

Glossary

Book of Job Redeemer, Redemption

Topics

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