Job 6

New American Standard Bible 1995

Job’s Friends Are No Help

1Then JobH347 1answeredH6030,2“2OhH3863 that my griefH3708 were actuallyH8254 weighedH8254 And laidH5375 in the balancesH3976 togetherH3162 with my calamityH1942!3For thenH6258 it would be 3heavierH3513 thanH4480 the sandH2344 of the seasH3220; ThereforeH5921 H3651 my wordsH1697 have beenH3886 rashH3886.4For the 4arrowsH2671 of the AlmightyH7706 are withinH5973 me, 5Their 6poisonH2534 my spiritH7307 drinksH8354; The 7terrorsH1161 of GodH433 are arrayedH6186 against me.5Does the 8wildH6501 donkeyH6501 brayH5101 overH5921 his grassH1877, OrH518 does the oxH7794 lowH1600 overH5921 his fodderH1098?6Can somethingH8602 tastelessH8602 be eatenH398 withoutH1097 saltH4417, OrH518 is thereH3426 anyH3426 tasteH2940 in the 9whiteH2495 of an eggH2495?7My soulH5315 10refusesH3985 to touchH5060 them; They are like loathsomeH1741 foodH3899 to me.

8“OhH4310 H5414 that my requestH7596 might comeH935 to passH935, And that GodH433 would grantH5414 my longingH8615!9Would that GodH433 were 11willingH2974 to crushH1792 me, That He would looseH5425 His handH3027 and cutH1214 me offH1214!10But it is stillH5750 my consolationH5165, And I rejoiceH5539 in unsparingH3808 H2550 painH2430, That I 12have not 13deniedH3582 the wordsH561 of the HolyH6918 OneH6918.11WhatH4100 is my strengthH3581, that I should waitH3176? And whatH4100 is my endH7093, that I should 14 15endureH748 H5315?12Is my strengthH3581 the strengthH3581 of stonesH68, OrH518 is my fleshH1320 bronzeH5153?13Is it that my 16helpH5833 is not within me, And that 17 18deliveranceH8454 is drivenH5080 from me?

14“For the 19despairingH4523 manH4523 there should be kindnessH2617 from his friendH7453; So that he does not 20forsakeH5800 the 21fearH3374 of the AlmightyH7706.15My brothersH251 have actedH898 22deceitfullyH898 likeH3644 a 23wadiH5158, Like the torrentsH650 of 24wadisH5158 which vanishH5674,16Which are turbidH6937 becauseH4480 of iceH7140 And into which the snowH7950 25meltsH5956.17WhenH6256 26they becomeH2215 waterlessH2215, they 27are silentH6789, When it is hotH2552, they vanishH1846 from their placeH4725.18The 28pathsH734 of their courseH1870 windH3943 alongH3943, They goH5927 up into nothingH8414 and perishH6.19The caravansH734 of 29TemaH8485 lookedH5027, The travelersH1979 of 30ShebaH7614 hopedH6960 for them.20They 31were 32disappointedH954 for they had trustedH982, They cameH935 thereH5704 and were confoundedH2659.21IndeedH3588, you have nowH6258 becomeH1961 suchH3808, 33You seeH7200 a terrorH2866 and are afraidH3372.22Have I saidH559, ‘GiveH3051 me something,’ Or, ‘OfferH7809 a bribeH7809 for me from your wealthH3581,’23Or, ‘DeliverH4422 me from the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862,’ Or, ‘RedeemH6299 me from the handH3027 of the tyrantsH6184’?

24“TeachH3384 me, and 34I will be silentH2790; And showH995 me howH4100 I have erredH7686.25HowH4100 painfulH4834 are honestH3476 wordsH561! But whatH4100 does your argumentH3198 proveH3198?26Do you intendH2803 to reproveH3198 my wordsH561, When the 35wordsH561 of one in despairH2976 belong to the windH7307?27You would evenH637 36castH5307 lots for 37the orphansH3490 And 38barterH3739 overH5921 your friendH7453.28NowH6258 pleaseH2974 lookH6437 at me, And see ifH518 I 39lieH3576 to your faceH6440.29DesistH7725 nowH4994, let there be noH408 injusticeH5767; Even desistH7725, 40my righteousnessH6664 is yetH5750 in it.30Is thereH3426 injusticeH5767 on my tongueH3956? CannotH3808 41my palateH2441 discernH995 42calamitiesH1942?

1. Job 6:1 Lit answered and said ↩
2. Job 6:2 Job 31:6 ↩
3. Job 6:3 Job 23:2 ↩
4. Job 6:4 Job 16:13; Ps 38:2 ↩
5. Job 6:4 Lit Whose ↩
6. Job 6:4 Job 20:16; 21:20 ↩
7. Job 6:4 Job 30:15 ↩
8. Job 6:5 Job 39:5-8 ↩
9. Job 6:6 Heb hallamuth, meaning uncertain. Perhaps the juice of a plant ↩
10. Job 6:7 Job 3:24; 33:20 ↩
11. Job 6:9 Num 11:15; 1 Kin 19:4; Job 7:16; 9:21; 10:1 ↩
12. Job 6:10 Job 22:22; 23:11, 12 ↩
13. Job 6:10 Lit hidden ↩
14. Job 6:11 Lit prolong my soul ↩
15. Job 6:11 Job 21:4 ↩
16. Job 6:13 Job 26:2 ↩
17. Job 6:13 So ancient versions ↩
18. Job 6:13 Job 26:3 ↩
19. Job 6:14 Job 4:5 ↩
20. Job 6:14 Job 1:5; 15:4 ↩
21. Job 6:14 Or reverence ↩
22. Job 6:15 Jer 15:18 ↩
23. Job 6:15 Or brooks ↩
24. Job 6:15 Or brooks ↩
25. Job 6:16 Lit hides itself ↩
26. Job 6:17 Job 24:19 ↩
27. Job 6:17 Or cease ↩
28. Job 6:18 Or caravans turn from their course, they go up into the waste and perish ↩
29. Job 6:19 Gen 25:15; Is 21:14; Jer 25:23 ↩
30. Job 6:19 Job 1:15 ↩
31. Job 6:20 Jer 14:3 ↩
32. Job 6:20 Lit ashamed ↩
33. Job 6:21 Ps 38:11 ↩
34. Job 6:24 Ps 39:1 ↩
35. Job 6:26 Job 8:2; 15:2; 16:3 ↩
36. Job 6:27 Joel 3:3; Nah 3:10 ↩
37. Job 6:27 Job 22:9; 24:3, 9 ↩
38. Job 6:27 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
39. Job 6:28 Job 27:4; 33:3; 36:4 ↩
40. Job 6:29 Job 13:18; 19:6; 23:10; 27:5, 6; 34:5; 42:1-6 ↩
41. Job 6:30 Job 12:11 ↩
42. Job 6:30 Or words ↩