Job 5:18

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Job 5:18 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

King James Version KJV

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

American Standard Version ASV

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Bible in Basic English BBE

For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.

Free Bible Version FBV

For he causes pain but he provides relief; he wounds but his hands heal.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

For he maketh the wound, and bindeth it vp: he smiteth, and his handes make whole.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.

World English Bible WEB

For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

Translation for Translators T4T

He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.

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Job 5:18 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְ/יֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ ו/יד/ו וְ/יָדָ֥י/ו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה

כִּ֤י kîy H3588 for Conj

ה֣וּא hûwʼ H1931 he/she/it Pron

יַכְאִ֣יב kâʼab H3510 to pain V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms

וְ/יֶחְבָּ֑שׁ châbash H2280 to saddle/tie Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3ms

יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ mâchats H4272 to wound V-Qal-Imperf-3ms

ו/יד/ו yâd H3027 hand Conj | N-cd | Suff

וְ/יָדָ֥י/ו yâd H3027 hand Conj | N-cd | Suff

תִּרְפֶּֽינָה râphâʼ H7495 to heal V-Qal-Imperf-3fp

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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 5:18

כִּ֤י kîy H3588 "for" Conj

A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.

Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.

ה֣וּא hûwʼ H1931 "he/she/it" Pron

This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.

Definition: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

Usage: Occurs in 1693 OT verses. KJV: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who. See also: Genesis 2:11; Genesis 32:19; Exodus 21:3.

יַכְאִ֣יב kâʼab H3510 "to pain" V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms

To feel pain or grief, this Hebrew word describes physical or emotional hurt. It can also mean to cause pain or spoil something, and is translated in different ways in the KJV Bible, including 'grieve' and 'sorrowful'.

Definition: 1) to be in pain, be sore, have pain, be sorrowful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be in pain (physical) 1a2) to be in pain (mental) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause pain, hurt, mar 1b2) pain, mar (participle)

Usage: Occurs in 8 OT verses. KJV: grieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful. See also: Genesis 34:25; Psalms 69:30; Proverbs 14:13.

וְ/יֶחְבָּ֑שׁ châbash H2280 "to saddle/tie" Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-3ms

This verb means to tie or bind something firmly, like a turban or a saddle. It is also used figuratively to mean stopping or ruling something. In 1 Kings 20:12, it describes the binding of a wound.

Definition: 1) to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, bind on 1a2) to bind up 1b) (Piel) to bind, restrain 1c) (Pual) to be bound up

Usage: Occurs in 30 OT verses. KJV: bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about. See also: Genesis 22:3; Job 34:17; Psalms 147:3.

יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ mâchats H4272 "to wound" V-Qal-Imperf-3ms

This Hebrew word means to severely wound or shatter something, like in Psalm 38:5 where David describes his emotional pain. It implies a violent or forceful action, causing harm or destruction. In the Bible, it is often used to describe physical harm.

Definition: 1) to smite through, shatter, wound severely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shatter 1a2) shattering (participle)

Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound. See also: Numbers 24:8; Job 26:12; Psalms 18:39.

ו/יד/ו yâd H3027 "hand" Conj | N-cd | Suff

In the Bible, 'yad' refers to an open hand, symbolizing power or direction. It can also mean strength or a part of something, like a side or a share. The word is used in many contexts, including anatomy and everyday life.

Definition: : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

Usage: Occurs in 1446 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves. See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 7:19; Leviticus 14:22.

וְ/יָדָ֥י/ו yâd H3027 "hand" Conj | N-cd | Suff

תִּרְפֶּֽינָה râphâʼ H7495 "to heal" V-Qal-Imperf-3fp

In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to heal or mend, often referring to God's power to cure physical or emotional hurts, as seen in Psalm 103:3.

Definition: 1) to heal, make healthful 1a) (Qal) to heal 1a1) of God 1a2) healer, physician (of men) 1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig) 1a4) of individual distresses (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be healed 1b1) literal (of persons) 1b2) of water, pottery 1b3) of national hurts (fig) 1b4) of personal distress (fig) 1c) (Piel) to heal 1c1) literal 1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig) 1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Usage: Occurs in 62 OT verses. KJV: cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה). See also: Genesis 20:17; Psalms 107:20; Psalms 6:3.

Study Notes — Job 5:18

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Context
Cross References
Job 5:18 Summary
Frequently Asked Questions
Reflection Questions
Gill's Exposition on Job 5:18
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 5:18
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 5:18
Trapp's Commentary on Job 5:18
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 5:18
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 5:18
Cambridge Bible on Job 5:18
Barnes' Notes on Job 5:18
Whedon's Commentary on Job 5:18
Sermons on Job 5:18

Context — Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him

16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. 17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. 20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Hosea 6:1	Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
2	Deuteronomy 32:39	See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
3	Isaiah 30:26	The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
4	Psalms 147:3	He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
5	1 Samuel 2:6	The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

Job 5:18 Summary

[This verse reminds us that God is both powerful and loving, and that His power can be used to both wound and heal. As seen in Jeremiah 33:6, God is the One who brings healing and cure, and in 1 Peter 5:7, we are told to cast our cares on Him because He cares for us. God's wounding is not meant to destroy us, but to refine and purify us, as seen in Malachi 3:3, and His healing is a sign of His love and care for us.]

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does God wound and strike us if He is a loving God?

God's discipline is a sign of His love, as seen in Proverbs 3:12, where it says the Lord disciplines those He loves, and in Hebrews 12:6, which reminds us that the Lord disciplines those He receives as sons.

How can God's hands both wound and heal?

This paradox is a reminder of God's sovereignty and power, as seen in Isaiah 45:7, where God says He creates both light and darkness, and in Deuteronomy 32:39, where God claims to wound and heal.

Is God's healing only physical, or can it be emotional and spiritual as well?

God's healing can be physical, emotional, and spiritual, as seen in Psalm 107:20, where God sends His word to heal, and in Luke 4:18, where Jesus comes to heal the brokenhearted and set the captives free.

How can I trust God when He allows pain and suffering in my life?

We can trust God because He is good and righteous, as seen in Psalm 119:68, and because He works all things together for our good, as promised in Romans 8:28.

Reflection Questions

What are some areas in my life where I feel wounded or struck, and how can I trust God to bind and heal those wounds?
How have I experienced God's discipline in my life, and what has been the outcome of that discipline?
In what ways can I cooperate with God's healing work in my life, and what steps can I take to receive His healing?
How can I use my experiences of God's healing to minister to others who are hurting and in need of comfort?

Gill's Exposition on Job 5:18

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up,.... Or, "though he maketh sore, yet he bindeth up" (d); as a surgeon, who makes a wound the sorer by probing and opening it, to let out the matter and make way for

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 5:18

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 5:18

Bindeth up, to wit, the wounds, as good surgeons use to do when they have dressed them, in order to their healing. Compare . The sense is, Though he hath seen it fit to wound thee, yet he will not always grieve thee, but will in due time release thee from all thy miseries. Therefore despair not.

Trapp's Commentary on Job 5:18

Job 5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.Ver. 18. For he maketh sore, and bindeth up] As a surgeon maketh an incision to let out the imposthumed matter, and then heals up the wound again. God hath a salve for every sore, a medicine for every malady; he is both a Father and a Physician, he lanceth us not unless need be, 1 Peter 1:6. We are judged of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. Would we that God should let us alone to perish in our corruptions (as he did Ephraim, Hosea 4:14), and not meddle with us? or that he should scarf our bones before they are set, and lap up our sores before they are searched? this were a mercy more cruel than any cruelty, as a Father calls it. And yet most people are of that countryman’ s mind, spoken of by Luther, who being on his sick-bed advised by his minister to take in good part his present pain, as a token of God’ s love, answered, Ah quam velim alios amare, non me! If this be his love, I could wish he would love others, and not me (Luth. in Gen.). He woundeth] This is more than to make sore or sick, like as Hebrews 12:6. Scourging is worse than chastening. God sometimes makes bloody wales upon the backs of his best children; he wounds them with the wound of an enemy, Psalms 68:21; Psalms 110:5, and leaves them all gore blood, as the word here used importeth, îçõ cruentavit. stained with blood. And his hands make whole] He hath, as a chirurgeon should have, a lady’ s hand, soft and tender, a father’ s heart, relenting over his pained Ephraims, Hosea 11:8. He afflicteth not willingly, or from the heart, Lamentations 3:33; it goeth as much against the heart with him as against the hair with us; and evermore Deiecit ut relevet, premit ut solatia praestet: Enecat, ut possit vivificare Deus.

Ellicott's Commentary on Job 5:18

(18) He maketh sore, and bindeth up.—The sentiment here expressed is one of those obvious ones which lose all their force from familiarity with them, but which come home sometimes in sorrow with a power that is boundless, because Divine.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 5:18

Verse 18. For he maketh sore, and bindeth up. Thus nervously rendered by Coverdale, For though he make a wounde, he giveth a medicyne agayne; though he smyte, his honde maketh whole agayne.

Cambridge Bible on Job 5:18

18. maketh sore and bindeth up] Maketh sore in order to bind up, smiteth in order more perfectly to heal. If this physician induce disease, it is in order to procure a sounder health.

Barnes' Notes on Job 5:18

For he maketh sore - That is, he afflicts. And bindeth up - He heals. The phrase is taken from the custom of binding up a wound; see Isaiah 1:6, note; Isaiah 38:21, note.

Whedon's Commentary on Job 5:18

18. Bindeth up — Among the ancients the healing art was for the most part confined to external applications.

Sermons on Job 5:18

	Sermon	Description
	Our Daily Homily - Job by F.B. Meyer	F.B. Meyer reflects on the life of Job, emphasizing the importance of vigilance against temptation during times of festivity and the necessity of prayer and intercession for loved
	He Maketh Sore, and Bindeth Up: He Woundeth by F.B. Meyer	F.B. Meyer emphasizes the dual nature of God's work in our lives, where He both wounds and heals. He encourages believers to recognize that pain and suffering are part of God's lov
	The Sin Sick Soul and the Great Physician by J.C. Philpot	J.C. Philpot preaches about the need for a great Physician for those who are spiritually sick, drawing parallels from how Jesus dealt with cavilers and critics in the Bible. He emp
	The Mountain After the Quake by Charles E. Cowman	Charles E. Cowman preaches about the ministry of great sorrow, drawing parallels to the earthquake that ploughs the mountains but ultimately leads to beauty, grace, and God's everl
	Unrest by Duncan Campbell	In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the urgency of preaching the gospel and doing the work of God while there is still time. He shares a story about a man who had a picture of
	God's Problem With a Soul by Alan Redpath	In this sermon, the preacher discusses the struggle of God for the soul of a nation, using the book of Hosea as a reference. He emphasizes the importance of turning to the Lord and
	Redemptions and Creation by Art Katz	This sermon emphasizes the need for a sanctified place for God's presence, acknowledging human powerlessness and the importance of kindling faith to see God's power in times of cri