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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
Christian Standard Bible
Job 6:14-23
Christian Standard Bible
14 A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,[a](A)
even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,
as seasonal streams that overflow
16 and become darkened[b] because of ice,
and the snow melts into them.
17 The wadis evaporate in warm weather;
they disappear from their channels in hot weather.
18 Caravans turn away from their routes,
go up into the desert, and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
20 They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water.
When they arrive there, they are disappointed.(B)
21 So this is what you have now become to me.[c]
When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.
22 Have I ever said, “Give me something”
or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”
23 or “Deliver me from the enemy’s hand”
or “Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless”?
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