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Job 5:6 Meaning

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Context Explained

4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Key Themes

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Related Cross References

  • John 16:33

    Both verses acknowledge that troubles are a part of life, not from a specific source.

Source: Job 5:6