Job 5:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz observes that hardship does not arise on its own from the soil, hinting at a human cause behind suffering.
What Does Job 5:6 Mean?
Here Eliphaz turns to a general principle. Affliction does not sprout from the dust like a weed of its own accord; trouble has a source. He is leading toward his claim that human folly and sin lie behind the sorrows people endure.
While his application to Job is mistaken, the underlying instinct is worth pondering. Suffering rarely appears without meaning in the world God governs, even when its reasons are hidden from us. Rather than treating pain as random misfortune, Scripture invites us to bring it honestly to the One who oversees all things and works even in our trials toward good.
Job 5:6 in the Original Language
aven (אָוֶן), 'affliction' -- here trouble or sorrow, often linked with iniquity and its fruit.
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What does Job 5:6 mean?
Eliphaz observes that hardship does not arise on its own from the soil, hinting at a human cause behind suffering.