Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, nor is there any to deliver them.

New American Standard Bible

“His sons are far from safety,
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.

King James Version

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Holman Bible

His children are far from safety.
They are crushed at the city gate,
with no one to rescue them.

International Standard Version

His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.

A Conservative Version

His sons are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

American Standard Version

His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

Amplified


“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],
They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,
And there is no one to rescue them.

Bible in Basic English

Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

Darby Translation

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

Julia Smith Translation

His sons shall be far from salvation, and they shall be crushed in the gate, and none delivering.

King James 2000

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His children are far from deliverance, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer--

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that his children were without prosperity or health; that they were slain in the door, and no man to deliver them;

NET Bible

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

New Heart English Bible

His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

The Emphasized Bible

His children are far removed from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is none to deliver:

Webster

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

World English Bible

His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

Youngs Literal Translation

Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

ישׁע ישׁע 
Yesha` 
Usage: 36

דּכא 
Daka' 
Usage: 18

in the gate
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Response Continues

3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, nor is there any to deliver them. 5 Their harvest the hungry eats, and takes it even out of the thorns; and the snare swallows up their wealth.

Cross References

Psalm 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your Precepts.

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them. For I Jehovah your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and fourth generation of those that hate me,

Job 1:19

And, behold, a great wind came from the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead. And I only have escaped alone to tell you.

Job 4:10-11

The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Job 8:4

If your sons have sinned against Him, and if He has cast them away for their transgression,

Job 10:7

You know that I am not wicked; and there is none who can deliver out of Your hand.

Job 18:16-19

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and his branch shall wither above.

Job 27:14

If his sons are multiplied, the sword is for them; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Psalm 7:2

lest he tear my soul like a lion, tearing it in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.

Psalm 109:9-15

Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Amos 5:12

For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.

Luke 13:4-5

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were sinners above all men who lived in Jerusalem?

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