Job 5:18

18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

Job 5:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
ESV
18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.
NLT
18 For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
MSG
18 True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you.
CSB
18 For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

Job 5:18 In-Context

16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.
20 In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 147:3; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 61:1; Hosea 6:1; Isaiah 30:26
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 32:39; 1 Samuel 2:6
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