Job 5:18

For ¹  he ²  wounds, ³  but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.

For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.

True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you.

For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.

For he wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.

For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.

For ¹  he ²  wounds, ³  but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

¹ sn Verses 18-23 give the reasons why someone should accept the chastening of God – the hand that wounds is the same hand that heals. But, of course, the lines do not apply to Job because his suffering is not due to divine chastening.

² tn The addition of the independent pronoun here makes the subject emphatic, as if to say, “For it is he who makes….”

³ tn The imperfect verbs in this verse describe the characteristic activities of God; the classification as habitual imperfect fits the idea and is to be rendered with the English present tense.