Parallel Verses

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 King James verseion

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

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 foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.
4 “His sons are far from safety,
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
5 His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.


Cross References

Psalm 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.

Psalm 127:5

How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Exodus 20:5

You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Job 1:19

and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Job 4:10-11

“The roaring 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 sinned against Him,
Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.

Job 10:7

‘According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.

Job 18:16-19

“His roots are dried below,
And his branch is cut off above.

Job 27:14

“Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

Psalm 7:2

Or he will tear my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

Psalm 109:9-15

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great,
You who distress the righteous and accept bribes
And turn aside the poor in the gate.

Luke 13:4-5

Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem?

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