Job 5:15But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Job sits in ashes, scraping his sores. His friend Eliphaz speaks with confident authority about God's justice...
The emotion here: confident but naive about suffering
The original word
yāšaʿ (יָשַׁע) — to deliver, rescue decisively, root of 'Jesus' name
Why it matters
The 'sword of their mouth' was a common ancient metaphor for destructive speech in legal proceedings
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 5:15
Eliphaz is speaking theoretically about suffering he's never experienced
Common misconceptionPeople think this is Job speaking from experience, but it's actually his friend Eliphaz giving theoretical advice before he understands real suffering.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 5:15
Bible Genome reading
Job 5:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 5:15 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine protection, justice for the poor. Notable phrases: saves from the sword; needy from the mighty. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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