Job 5:5 meaning and explanation
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Job 5:5, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Eliphaz is speaking to Job, defending his claim that suffering comes to the wicked. In verse 3 he describes a fool who seemed secure, and here he pictures that man's fields stripped bare: the hungry eat his harvest, even what grows among thorns, and the thirsty gasp for his wealth.
Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.