And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall know that your tent is in peace. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.
- BSB You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
- NKJV You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
- NASB “You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your home and have nothing missing.
- NLT You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.
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Quick answer
You will know your tent is at peace and find nothing missing when you check your fold. It promises domestic security and the safety of one's household.
Overview
Eliphaz pictures a settled home and an intact flock, the marks of shalom in the ancient world. The promise of peace within one's dwelling reflects God's good design for ordered, blessed life. Such peace finds its true and lasting form in Christ, our peace, who reconciles us to God and grants a security no earthly tent can finally provide.
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Cross-references · 13
- Ps 121:7–8The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
- Ps 91:10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
- Job 8:6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
- Isa 4:5–6And 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.
- Deut 28:6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
- Ps 107:4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
- Job 18:21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
- Job 18:6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
- Ps 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
- Ps 107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
- 1 Sam 30:3So 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 21:7–9Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
- Job 18:15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
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