Job 6:14-23
Legacy Standard Bible
14 “For the (A)despairing man lovingkindness should be from his friend;
But he (B)forsakes the [a]fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers have (C)betrayed me like a [b]wadi,
Like the torrents of [c]wadis which pass away,
16 Which grow dark because of ice
And upon which the snow hides itself.
17 When (D)they become waterless, they [d]are silent;
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The [e]paths of their course wind along;
They go up into a formless place and perish.
19 The caravans of (E)Tema looked;
The travelers of (F)Sheba hoped for them.
20 They (G)were ashamed for they had trusted;
They came there and were humiliated.
21 Indeed, you have now become such;
(H)You see a terror and are afraid.
22 Have I said, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’
23 Or, ‘Give me escape from the hand of the adversary,’
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless men’?
Job 6:14-23
English Standard Version
14 “He who (A)withholds[a] kindness from a (B)friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 My (C)brothers are (D)treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential (E)streams that pass away,
16 which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
17 When they melt, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into (F)the waste and perish.
19 The caravans of (G)Tema look,
the travelers of (H)Sheba hope.
20 They are (I)ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are (J)disappointed.
21 For you have now become nothing;
you see my calamity and are afraid.
22 Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary's hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of (K)the ruthless’?
Footnotes
- Job 6:14 Syriac, Vulgate (compare Targum); the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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