Job 5 · Verse 24

Job 5:24

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
Job 5:24, King James Version

Job 5:24 in other translations

BSBYou will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
WEBYou will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
ASVAnd thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.
YLTAnd thou hast known that thy tent is peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,
DARBYAnd thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.
BBEAnd you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.
WebsterAnd thou shalt know that thy tabernacle will be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

What does Job 5:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. know--"Thou shalt rest in the assurance, that thine habitation is the abode of peace; and (if) thou numberest thine herd, thine expectations prove not fallacious" [Umbreit]. "Sin" does not agree with the context. The Hebrew word--"to miss" a mark, said of archers (Jud 20:16). The Hebrew for "habitation" primarily means "the fold for cattle"; and for "visit," often to "take an account of, to number." "Peace" is the common Eastern salutation; including inward and outward prosperity.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Thou shalt know - Thou shalt be so fully satisfied of the friendly disposition of all thy neighbors, that thou shalt rest secure in thy bed, and not be afraid of any danger, though sleeping in thy tent in the field; and when thou returnest from thy country excursions, thou shalt find that thy habitation has been preserved in peace and prosperity, and that thou hast made no mistake in thy trust, in thy confidence, or in thy confederates. The word אהלך oholecha, "thy tabernacle," means simply a tent, or moveable dwelling, composed of poles, pins, and cloth, or skin, to be pitched any where in a few moments, and struck again with the same ease. The word נוך navecha, which we properly translate thy habitation, signifies a solid, permanent dwelling-place. See Jos 22:4, Jos 22:6-8; 2Sam 18:17; 2Sam 19:8; 1Kgs 12:16; Psa 52:7; Psa 91:10; Psa 132:3; Lam 2:4; Mal 2:12; and with these passages compare the place in the text. As to תחטא techeta, which we translate thou shalt not Sin, it comes from חטא chata, to err, to mistake, to miss the mark: hence to sin, transgress God's laws, seeking for happiness in forbidden and unlawful things, and therefore missing the mark, because in them happiness is not to be found: and it is very likely, from the connection above, that to mistake or err is its meaning in this place. I need not add, that the Arab chiefs, who had their castles or strong holds, frequently in their country excursions lodged in tents in the open fields; and that on such occasions a hostile neighbor sometimes took advantage of their absence, attacked and pillaged their houses, and carried off their families and household. See at the end of this chapter, Job 5:27 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 5:17-27

Eliphaz gives to Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes from the Father's love, and is for the child's good; and notice it as a messenger from Heaven. Eliphaz also encourages Job to submit to his condition. A good man is happy though he be afflicted, for he has not lost his enjoyment of God, nor his title to heaven; nay, he is happy…

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Job 5:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taand you will knowH3045
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
שָׁל֣וֹםsha.Lom[is] safetyH7965
אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khatent yourH168
וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.Taand you will visitH6485
נָ֝וְךָNa.ve.khaestate yourH5116
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תֶחֱטָֽא\׃te.che.Ta'you will missH2398

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Cross references for Job 5:24

  • Psalms 121:7-8

    The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  • Psalms 91:10

    There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

  • Job 8:6

    If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

  • Isaiah 4:5-6

    And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

  • Deuteronomy 28:6

    Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

  • Job 18:6

    The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

  • Psalms 107:4

    They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

  • Job 18:21

    Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

  • Psalms 25:13

    His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

  • 1 Samuel 30:3

    So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

  • Job 21:7-9

    Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

  • Job 18:15

    It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt know.
18:6,15,21; 21:7-9; 1Sa 30:3; Isa 4:5,6
thy tabernacle, etc. or, peace is thy tabernacle.
Ps 25:13
thou shalt visit.
De 28:6; Ps 91:10; 121:7,8
sin. or, err.
Ps 107:4,40

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Context

  • Job 5:23

    For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

  • Job 5:24

    And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

  • Job 5:25

    Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

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Job 5:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sabrás que hay paz en tu tienda; y visitarás tu morada, y no pecarás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu sauras que ta tente est prospère, tu visiteras ta demeure et tu n’y trouveras rien qui manque,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du wirst erfahren, daß dein Zelt in Frieden ist, und überschaust du deine Wohnung, so wirst du nichts vermissen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et scies quod pacem habeat tabernaculum tuum; et visitans speciem tuam, non peccabis.