Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. New Living Translation For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal. English Standard Version For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. Berean Standard Bible For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. King James Bible For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. New King James Version For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. New American Standard Bible “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal. NASB 1995 “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal. NASB 1977 “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal. Legacy Standard Bible For He inflicts pain and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal. Amplified Bible “For He inflicts pain, but He binds up and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal. Christian Standard Bible For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal. Holman Christian Standard Bible For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal. American Standard Version For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole. Contemporary English Version He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises. English Revised Version For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole. GOD'S WORD® Translation God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well. Good News Translation God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals. International Standard Version because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal. Majority Standard Bible For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. NET Bible For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal. New Heart English Bible For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole. Webster's Bible Translation For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. World English Bible For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor He pains, and He binds up, "" He strikes, and His hands heal. Young's Literal Translation For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal. Smith's Literal Translation For he will cause pain, and he will bind up: he will smite and his hands will heal. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal. Catholic Public Domain Version For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal. New American Bible For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands give healing. New Revised Standard Version For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor it is he who wounds, and binds up; he smites, and his hands heal. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because he breaks and binds up and he strikes and his hands heal OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole. Brenton Septuagint Translation for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…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.… Cross References 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. 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. 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. Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Jeremiah 30:17 But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.” Isaiah 57:18-19 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. Lamentations 3:32-33 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. 2 Kings 5:10-14 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ... Isaiah 19:22 And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, James 5:14-15 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. Treasury of Scripture For he makes sore, and binds up: he wounds, and his hands make whole. Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. Psalm 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Jump to Previous Bindeth Binds Comfort Gives Hands Heal Inflicts Injures Maketh Pain Punishment Relief Smites Smiteth Sore Whole Woundeth Wounding WoundsJump to Next Bindeth Binds Comfort Gives Hands Heal Inflicts Injures Maketh Pain Punishment Relief Smites Smiteth Sore Whole Woundeth Wounding WoundsJob 5 1. Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;6. that man is born to trouble; 8. that God is to be regarded in affliction; 17. the happy end of God's correction. For He wounds The Hebrew word for "wounds" here is "makah," which implies a deliberate act of striking or inflicting pain. In the context of Job, this phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty and His role in allowing suffering. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine retribution and discipline. Theologically, it suggests that God permits trials as a means of refining and testing faith, much like a loving father disciplines a child for their growth and betterment. but He also binds He strikes but His hands also heal Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are wounds, יַכְאִ֣יב (yaḵ·’îḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3510: To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil but also binds; וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ (wə·yeḥ·bāš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2280: To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule He strikes, יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ (yim·ḥaṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4272: To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy but His hands וְיָדָ֥יו (wə·yā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand also heal. תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃ (tir·pe·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7495: To mend, to cure Links Job 5:18 NIVJob 5:18 NLT Job 5:18 ESV Job 5:18 NASB Job 5:18 KJV Job 5:18 BibleApps.com Job 5:18 Biblia Paralela Job 5:18 Chinese Bible Job 5:18 French Bible Job 5:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:18 For he wounds and binds up (Jb) |