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Job 5:21–22

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21You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue

and shall not fear destruction when it comes.*

22At destruction and famine you shall laugh

and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.*

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Cross references

  1. *Ps 31:20; 91:5, 6
  2. *Ps 91:13; Ezek 34:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue,

and shall not fear destruction when it comes.

At destruction and famine you shall laugh,

and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,

and need not fear when destruction comes.

You will laugh at destruction and famine,

and need not fear the wild animals.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You will be safe from slander

and not fear destruction when it comes.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger

and not fear the land’s wild creatures.

NLTNew Living Translation

You will be safe from slander

and have no fear when destruction comes.

You will laugh at destruction and famine;

wild animals will not terrify you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden,

and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

At destruction and famine you shall laugh,

and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue:

Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:

Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.