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Job 5:6

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

KJV

Nihil in terra sine causa fit, et de humo non oritur dolor.

Vulgate

οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος, οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος·

LXX

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

ASV

כִּ֤י לֹא יֵצֵ֣א מֵ/עָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝/מֵ/אֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדָמָ֔ה
'dmh
noun · 224×
אָֽוֶן
'vn
noun · 78×
וֹ
v
noun · 55×
יְצַמַּ֥ח
ytsmch
verb · 33×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
עָפָ֥ר
'pr
noun · 109×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 45:7 — I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
  • Job 34:29 — When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: