You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.Job 5:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃
- בְּשׁ֣וֹטbe.Shot“in [the] whip of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שׁוֹט · “whip” · Strong's H7752
- לָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shon“[the] tongue”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- תֵּחָבֵ֑אte.cha.Ve'“you will be hidden”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָבָא · “to hide” · Strong's H2244
- וְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִירָ֥אti.Ra'“you will be afraid”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
- מִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.Shod“from destruction”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁד · “violence” · Strong's H7701
- כִּ֣יki“if”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'“it will come”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)