Job 6:5

Job 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
• New International Version (NIV)Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?

Context of Job 6:5

3They are heavier than all the sand on the shore of the sea. That is why I did not think carefully before I spoke. 4Almighty God has shot his arrows into me. Their poison is now deep inside me. God has sent me many troubles that make me afraid. A wild donkey does not complain when it has grass to eat. An ox is quiet when it has its food. 6You cannot enjoy food that has no salt in it. The white part of an egg is not nice to eat on its own. 7I cannot eat that kind of food. It makes me ill.

Job 6:5 word by word

הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Doth the wild assפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• brayנָהַקnâhaq · to brayH5101
• when he hath grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• or lowethגָּעָהgâ‛âh · to lowH1600
• the oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• over his fodderבְּלִילbelîyl · fodderH1098

Cross-references for Job 6:5

• Psalms 104:14You give grass for farm animals to eat. You give crops for people to plant. In that way, people get food from the ground.
• Psalms 42:1God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
• Jeremiah 14:6Wild donkeys stand on the empty hills. They breathe very fast, like thirsty jackals. Their eyes hurt as they look for grass, but there is no food for them to eat.’
• Joel 1:18The cows make a sad noise. They all move about because they cannot find any grass. Even groups of sheep are hungry.

Commentaries on Job 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Doth the wild ass - פרא pere, translated onager, by the Vulgate, from the of the Septuagint, which we properly enough, translate wild ass. It is the same with the tame ass; only in a wild state it grows to a larger size, is stronger, and more fleet. The meaning of Job appears to be this: You condemn me for complaining; do I complain without a cause? The wild ass will not bray, and the ox will not low, unless in want. If they have plenty of provender, they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? - On the habits of the wild ass, see the notes at Job 11:12. The meaning of Job here is, that he did not complain without reason; and this he illustrates by the fact that the wild animal that had a plentiful supply of food would be gentle and calm, and that when its bray was heard it was proof that it was suffering. So Job says that there was a reason for his complaining. He was suffering; and perhaps he means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Neither wild animals, as the wild ass, nor tame, as the ox, are dissatisfied when well-supplied with food. The braying of the one and the lowing of the other prove distress and want of palatable food. So, Job argues, if he complains, it is not without cause; namely, his pains, which are, as it were, disgusting food, which God feeds him with (end of Job 6:7). But he should have remembered a rational being should evince a better spirit than the brute.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 6:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Ass (Donkey)

In the dictionaries

• Arguing
• Arrow
• Ass
• Conceal
• Fodder
• Harden
• Sorrowful
• Terror
• Bray
• Dredge

Commentaries on Job 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings