JOB 5:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Listen, the person who’s corrected by God is blessed.
⇔ Don’t despise chastening from God the provider.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Behold, blessed is the man God corrects,
⇔ and the chastening of Shaddai do not despise.

UST Consider this: Anyone whom God corrects is better off because of it.
⇔ So you should be thankful that God is disciplining you.

BSB ⇔ Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects;
⇔ so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[fn]

5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job

OEB Happy then the mortal whom God correcteth:
⇔ So spurn no thou the Almighty’s chastening.

WEB ⇔ “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects.
⇔ Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

WMB (Same as above)

NET “Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects,
⇔ so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

LSV Behold, the blessedness of mortal man,
God reproves him: And do not despise the discipline of the Mighty,

FBV See how happy is the person God corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.

T4T ⇔ “But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy;
⇔ so do not despise/dislike it when God who is all-powerful disciplines you.

LEB • is the human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

BBE Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

ASV ⇔ Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:
⇔ Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

DRA Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

YLT Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

DBY Behold, happy is the man whom [fn]God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

5.17 Eloah

RV Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

WBS Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

KJB-1769 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
(Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou/you the chastening of the Almighty: )

KJB-1611 [fn]Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie.
(Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou/you the chastening of the Almightie.)

5:17 Pro.3.12. iames 1.12. heb.12.5. apoc.3. 9.

BB Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth, therefore refuse not thou the chastening of the almightie:
(Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth, therefore refuse not thou/you the chastening of the almightie:)

GNV Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.
(Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou/you the chastising of the Almightie. )

CB Beholde, happie is the man, whom God punysheth: therfore, despyse not thou ye chastenynge of the Allmighty.
(Behold, happie is the man, whom God punysheth: therefore, despise not thou/you ye/you_all chastenynge of the Allmighty.)

WYC Blessid is the man, which is chastisid of the Lord; therfor repreue thou not the blamyng of the Lord.
(Blessed is the man, which is chastisid of the Lord; therefore repreue thou/you not the blamyng of the Lord.)

LUT Siehe, selig ist der Mensch, den GOtt strafet; darum weigere dich der Züchtigung des Allmächtigen nicht!
(Siehe, selig is the Mensch, the God strafet; therefore weigere you/yourself the Züchtigung the Allmächtigen nicht!)

CLV Beatus homo qui corripitur a Deo: increpationem ergo Domini ne reprobes:[fn]
(Beatus human who corripitur a Deo: increpationem ergo Master ne reprobes: )

5.17 Increpationem ergo Domini ne reprobes. Ibid. Reprobat qui se injuste pati conqueritur. Eliphaz ergo putans Job pro purgatione percuti, non probatione fortitudinis, quia Job libere loquitur, causas suæ percussionis quærens, putat eum increpationem Domini reprobare. Sic hæretici quod recte ab Ecclesia agitur, ad malum convertunt.

5.17 Increpationem ergo Master ne reprobes. Ibid. Reprobat who se injuste pati conqueritur. Eliphaz ergo putans Yob pro purgatione percuti, not/no probatione fortitudinis, because Yob libere loquitur, causas suæ percussionis quærens, putat him increpationem Master reprobare. So hæretici that recte away Ecclesia agitur, to malum convertunt.

BRN But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

BrLXX Μακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ Κύριος, νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου.
(Makarios de anthrōpos hon aʸlegxen ho Kurios, nouthetaʸma de pantokratoros maʸ apanainou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אֱ֭נוֹשׁ

ʼEnōshh

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “is anyone” or “is any person”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּ⁠מוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל־תִּמְאָֽס

and,discipline almighty not despise

Eliphaz is using the word translated and to indicate that Job should not despise God’s chastening because he is blessed as someone whom God is correcting. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “so do not despise the chastening of the Almighty”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

אַל־תִּמְאָֽס

not despise

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative verb despise. Alternate translation: “appreciate”

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