Job 5:4 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
English ASV
His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
English Amplified
His children are far from safety; [involved in their father's ruin] they are crushed in the [court of justice in the city's] gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
His children are far from safety; [involved in their father's ruin] they are crushed in the [court of justice in the city's] gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
English EASY 2024
Their children are never truly safe. The judge says that they are guilty, and nobody saves them from punishment.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
There was no one to help his children. No one defended them in court.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Their children can never find safety; no one stands up to defend them in court.
English God's Word - GW 1995
His children are far from help. They are crushed at the city gate, and no one is there to rescue them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the [city] gate, with no one to defend [them].
English KJV 1611
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
English LSB
His sons are far from salvation, They are even crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
May his children be far from safety, and may they be crushed in the gate without a deliverer;
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
His children shall be far from safety; they shall be crushed at the gate without a rescuer.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Their children aren't safe at all. They lose their case in court. No one speaks up for them.
English NIV
His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
English NKJ 1982
His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
English NLT
Their children are abandoned far from help, with no one to defend them.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Their children are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
His sons are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Their children are cheated, with no one to defend them.
English Tyndale 1537
that his children were without prosperity or health: that they were slain in the door, and no man to deliver them: