Job 6

New American Standard Bible 2020

Job’s Friends Are No Help

1Then JobH347 respondedH6030 H559,2“1OhH3863 ifH3863 onlyH3863 my griefH3708 were actuallyH8254 weighedH8254 And laidH5375 in the balancesH3976 togetherH3162 with my disasterH1942!3For thenH6258 it would beH3513 2heavierH3513 thanH4480 the sandH2344 of the seasH3220; ForH5921 thatH5921 H3651 reasonH5921 H3651 my wordsH1697 have beenH3886 rashH3886.4For the 3arrowsH2671 of the AlmightyH7706 are withinH5973 me, 4My spiritH7307 drinksH8354 their 5poisonH2534; The 6terrorsH1161 of GodH433 lineH6186 upH6186 against me.5Does the 7wildH6501 donkeyH6501 brayH5101 overH5921 his grassH1877, OrH518 does the oxH7794 lowH1600 overH5921 his feedH1098?6Can somethingH8602 tastelessH8602 be eatenH398 withoutH1097 saltH4417, OrH518 isH3426 thereH3426 anyH3426 tasteH2940 in the 8juiceH7388 of an alkanetH2495 plant?7My soulH5315 9refusesH3985 to touchH5060 them; They are like loathsomeH1741 foodH3899 to me.

8“OhH4310 H5414, that my requestH7596 might comeH935 toH935 passH935, And that GodH433 would grantH5414 my hopeH8615!9Oh, that GodH433 would 10decideH2974 to crushH1792 me, That He would letH5425 looseH5425 His handH3027 and cutH1214 me offH1214!10But it is stillH5750 my comfortH5165, And I rejoiceH5539 in unsparingH3808 H2550 painH2430, That I 11have not 12deniedH3582 the wordsH561 of the HolyH6918 OneH6918.11WhatH4100 is my strengthH3581, that I should waitH3176? And whatH4100 is my endH7093, that I should 13 14endureH748 H5315?12Is my strengthH3581 the strengthH3581 of stonesH68, OrH518 is my fleshH1320 bronzeH5153?13Is it that my 15helpH5833 is not within me, And that a 16goodH8454 outcomeH8454 is drivenH5080 awayH5080 from me?

14“For the 17despairingH4523 manH4523 there should be kindnessH2617 from his friendH7453; So that he does not 18abandonH5800 the 19fearH3374 of the AlmightyH7706.15My brothersH251 have actedH898 20deceitfullyH898 likeH3644 a 21wadiH5158, Like the torrentsH650 of 22wadisH5158 which drainH5674 awayH5674,16Which are darkenedH6937 becauseH4480 of iceH7140, And into which the snowH7950 23meltsH5956.17WhenH6256 24they dryH2215 upH2215, they vanishH6789; When it isH2552 hotH2552, they disappearH1846 from their placeH4725.18The 25pathsH734 of their courseH1870 windH3943 alongH3943, They goH5927 upH5927 into wastelandH8414 and perishH6.19The caravansH734 of 26TemaH8485 lookedH5027, The travelersH1979 of 27ShebaH7614 hopedH6960 for them.20They 28were putH954 toH954 shameH954, for they had trustedH982, They cameH935 thereH5704 and were humiliatedH2659.21IndeedH3588, you have nowH6258 becomeH1961 suchH3808, 29You seeH7200 terrorsH2866 and areH3372 afraidH3372.22Have I saidH559, ‘GiveH3051 me something,’ Or, ‘OfferH7809 aH7809 bribeH7809 for me from your wealthH3581,’23Or, ‘SaveH4422 me from the handH3027 of the enemyH6862,’ Or, ‘RedeemH6299 me from the handH3027 of the tyrantsH6184’?

24“TeachH3384 me, and 30I will beH2790 silentH2790; And showH995 me howH4100 I have doneH7686 wrongH7686.25HowH4100 painfulH4834 are honestH3476 wordsH561! But whatH4100 does your argumentH3198 proveH3198?26Do you intendH2803 to rebukeH3198 my wordsH561, When the 31wordsH561 of one in despairH2976 belong to the windH7307?27You would evenH637 32castH5307 lots for 33the orphansH3490, And 34barterH3739 overH5921 your friendH7453.28NowH6258 pleaseH2974 lookH6437 at me, And see ifH518 I am 35lyingH3576 to your faceH6440.29PleaseH4994 turnH7725 awayH7725, let there be noH408 injusticeH5767; TurnH7725 awayH7725, 36my righteousnessH6664 is stillH5750 in it.30IsH3426 thereH3426 injusticeH5767 on my tongueH3956? Does 37my palateH2441 not discernH995 disastersH1942?

1. Job 6:2 Job 31:6 ↩
2. Job 6:3 Job 23:2 ↩
3. Job 6:4 Job 16:13; Ps 38:2 ↩
4. Job 6:4 Lit Whose poison my spirit drinks ↩
5. Job 6:4 Job 20:16; 21:20 ↩
6. Job 6:4 Job 30:15 ↩
7. Job 6:5 Job 39:5-8 ↩
8. Job 6:6 Heb hallamuth, meaning uncertain ↩
9. Job 6:7 Job 3:24; 33:20 ↩
10. Job 6:9 Num 11:15; 1 Kin 19:4; Job 7:16; 9:21; 10:1 ↩
11. Job 6:10 Job 22:22; 23:11, 12 ↩
12. Job 6:10 Lit hidden ↩
13. Job 6:11 Lit prolong my soul ↩
14. Job 6:11 Job 21:4 ↩
15. Job 6:13 Job 26:2 ↩
16. Job 6:13 Job 26:3 ↩
17. Job 6:14 Job 4:5 ↩
18. Job 6:14 Job 1:5; 15:4 ↩
19. Job 6:14 Or reverence for ↩
20. Job 6:15 Jer 15:18 ↩
21. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season ↩
22. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season ↩
23. Job 6:16 Lit hides itself ↩
24. Job 6:17 Job 24:19 ↩
25. Job 6:18 Or caravans turn from their course, they go up into the waste and perish ↩
26. Job 6:19 Gen 25:15; Is 21:14; Jer 25:23 ↩
27. Job 6:19 Job 1:15 ↩
28. Job 6:20 Jer 14:3 ↩
29. Job 6:21 Ps 38:11 ↩
30. Job 6:24 Ps 39:1 ↩
31. Job 6:26 Job 8:2; 15:2; 16:3 ↩
32. Job 6:27 Joel 3:3; Nah 3:10 ↩
33. Job 6:27 Job 22:9; 24:3, 9 ↩
34. Job 6:27 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
35. Job 6:28 Job 27:4; 33:3; 36:4 ↩
36. Job 6:29 Job 13:18; 19:6; 23:10; 27:5, 6; 34:5; 42:1-6 ↩
37. Job 6:30 Job 12:11 ↩