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Complete Jewish Bible

Proverbs 6:5

break free, like a gazelle from the [hunter's] trap, like a bird from the grip of the fowler.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Deer;   Surety (Guarantee);   Young Men;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Deer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Roe, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Roe and Roebuck;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lending;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Friend, Friendship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fowler;   Surety;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Fowler;   Hunt;   Israel, History of;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gazelle;   Proverbs, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Fowler;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Proverbs book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Roe, Roebuck;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fowler;   Gazelle;   Hunting;   Roe;   Surety;   Wisdom;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Contract;   Roe;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,like a bird from a hunter’s trap.
Hebrew Names Version
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
King James Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
English Standard Version
save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
New Century Version
but free yourself like a deer running from a hunter, like a bird flying away from a trapper.
New English Translation
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
Amplified Bible
Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
New American Standard Bible
Save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's hand, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
World English Bible
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
Legacy Standard Bible
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's handAnd like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Berean Standard Bible
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the fowler's snare.
Contemporary English Version
Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter.
Darby Translation
deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Easy-to-Read Version
Escape from that trap like a deer running from a hunter. Free yourself like a bird flying from a trap.
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the snare, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
Literal Translation
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a hand of a hunter , and as a bird from the fowler's hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saue thy self as a doo fro ye honde, & as a byrde fro the hode of the fouler.
American Standard Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Bible in Basic English
Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
King James Version (1611)
Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saue thy self as a Doe from the hand of the [hunter] and as a byrde from the hande of the fouler.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.
English Revised Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Be thou rauyschid as a doo fro the hond; and as a bridde fro aspiyngis of the foulere.
Update Bible Version
Deliver yourself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
New King James Version
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. [fn]
New Living Translation
Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.
New Life Bible
Take yourself away like a deer from the man who kills animals, and like a bird from the hand of the man who catches birds.
New Revised Standard
save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Deliver thyself, as a gazelle out of the hand, and as a bird, out of the hand of the fowler.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Revised Standard Version
save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Young's Literal Translation
Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunter's hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Contextual Overview

1 My son, if you have put up security for your friend, if you committed yourself on behalf of another; 2 you have been snared by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your own mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and extricate yourself, since you put yourself in your friend's power: go, humble yourself, and pester your friend; 4 give your eyes no sleep, give your eyelids no rest; 5 break free, like a gazelle from the [hunter's] trap, like a bird from the grip of the fowler.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as a bird: Proverbs 1:17, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 124:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:15 - hastened Genesis 39:12 - and he left 1 Samuel 20:38 - General 1 Samuel 25:18 - made haste 2 Samuel 17:16 - but speedily 2 Samuel 19:16 - hasted 2 Kings 7:7 - and fled for their life 1 Chronicles 12:8 - as swift as the roes upon the mountains Psalms 55:7 - General Proverbs 4:15 - General Jeremiah 48:6 - Flee Matthew 24:17 - which Mark 13:15 - General Acts 24:25 - when 2 Timothy 2:22 - Flee

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
In time, when men began to multiply on earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:3
Adonai said, "My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh; therefore their life span is to be 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
The N'filim were on the earth in those days, and also afterwards, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the ancient heroes, men of renown.
Genesis 6:9
But Noach found grace in the sight of Adonai . Haftarah B'resheet: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 42:5–43:10 (A); 42:5–21 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah B'resheet: Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:1–17; 19:3–9; Mark 10:1–12; Luke 3:23–38; Yochanan (John) 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 6:15–20; 15:35–58; Romans 5:12–21; Ephesians 5:21–32; Colossians 1:14–17; 1 Timothy 2:11–15; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 1:1–3; 3:7–4:11; 11:1–7; 2 Kefa (2 Peter) 3:3–14; Revelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5 Here is the history of Noach. In his generation, Noach was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God.
Genesis 6:19
"From everything living, from each kind of living being, you are to bring two into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they are to be male and female.
Genesis 6:20
Of each kind of bird, each kind of livestock, and each kind of animal creeping on the ground, two are to come to you, so that they can be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
Also take from all the kinds of food that are eaten, and collect it for yourself; it is to be food for you and for them."
Genesis 8:21
Adonai smelled the sweet aroma, and Adonai said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, since the imaginings of a person's heart are evil from his youth; nor will I ever again destroy all living things, as I have done.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of S'dom were evil, committing great sins against Adonai .
Deuteronomy 29:19
But Adonai will not forgive him. Rather, the anger and jealousy of Adonai will blaze up against that person. Every curse written in this book will be upon him. Adonai will blot out his name from under heaven.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter],.... As such a creature, which is very swift, when it is got into the hand of the hunter, will strive and struggle to get out; so should a man try all ways and means to get out of his suretyship engagements, especially when he finds himself liable to danger by it; this he should do "immediately" and "out of hand" g, as the phrase here used sometimes signifies with the Jewish writers;

and as a bird from the hand of the fowler; another metaphor, signifying the same thing.

g מיד "statim", De Dieu; "subito", Noldius, p. 859. No. 1630. "ilico, repente", so some in Eliae Tishbi, p. 143.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 6:5. Deliver thyself as a roe — צבי tsebi, the antelope. If thou art got into the snare, get out if thou possibly canst; make every struggle and excertion, as the antelope taken in the net, and the bird taken in the snare would, in order to get free from thy captivity.


 
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