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Job 6:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
Job 6:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
6 That which is [a]unsavory, shall it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 Such things as my soul refused to touch, as were sorrows, are my meat.
8 Oh that I might have my [b]desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
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- Job 6:6 Can a man’s taste delight in that, that hath no savor? meaning, that none take pleasure in affliction, seeing they cannot [do] away with things that are unsavory to the mouth.
- Job 6:8 Herein he sinneth double, both in wishing through impatience to die, and also in desiring of God a thing which was not agreeable to his will.
Job 6:6-8
New International Version
Job 6:6-8
New International Version
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(A)
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.(B)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,(C)
Footnotes
- Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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