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Job 6:14-23
New International Version
Job 6:14-23
New International Version
14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(A)
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(B)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(C)
as the streams that overflow
16 when darkened by thawing ice
and swollen with melting snow,(D)
17 but that stop flowing in the dry season,
and in the heat(E) vanish from their channels.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes;
they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema(F) look for water,
the traveling merchants of Sheba(G) look in hope.
20 They are distressed, because they had been confident;
they arrive there, only to be disappointed.(H)
21 Now you too have proved to be of no help;
you see something dreadful and are afraid.(I)
22 Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf,
pay a ransom(J) for me from your wealth,(K)
23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy,
rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?(L)
Job 6:14-23
New Living Translation
Job 6:14-23
New Living Translation
14 “One should be kind to a fainting friend,
but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.[a]
15 My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook
that overflows its banks in the spring
16 when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
17 But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears.
The brook vanishes in the heat.
18 The caravans turn aside to be refreshed,
but there is nothing to drink, so they die.
19 The caravans from Tema search for this water;
the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
20 They count on it but are disappointed.
When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.
21 You, too, have given no help.
You have seen my calamity, and you are afraid.
22 But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift?
Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?
23 Have I asked you to rescue me from my enemies,
or to save me from ruthless people?
Footnotes
- 6:14 Or friend, / or he might lose his fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14-23
King James Version
Job 6:14-23
King James Version
14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
17 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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