Job 5:18 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
English ASV
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
English Amplified
For He wounds, but He binds up; He smites, but His hands heal.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For He wounds, but He binds up; He smites, but His hands heal.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
English EASY 2024
He may cause you to have pain, but he will make you well again. He may hurt you, but he will also give you health.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God might injure you, but he will bandage those wounds. He might hurt you, but his hands also heal.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals.
English God's Word - GW 1995
God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
English KJV 1611
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
English LSB
For He inflicts pain and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
for He wounds, but He applies the bandage; He injures, but His hands also heal.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
For he wounds, but he binds up; he smites, but his hands give healing.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
He wounds. But he also bandages up those he wounds. He harms. But his hands also heal those he harms.
English NIV
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
English NKJ 1982
For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.
English NLT
For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
For he wounds, but he binds up; he smites, but his hands heal.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
For though he wounds, he binds and heals again.
English Tyndale 1537
For though he make a wound, he giveth a medicine again: though he smite, his hand maketh whole again.