Job 6:22

Job 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have I said, 'Make me a gift'? Or, 'From your wealth offer a bribe for me'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?
• New Living Translation (NLT)But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift? Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?

Context of Job 6:22

20They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed. 21Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid. Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth, 23deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’? 24“Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.

Job 6:22 word by word

הֲֽכִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי הָ֣בוּ לִ֑י וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם שִׁחֲד֥וּ בַעֲדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Did I sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Bringיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• unto me? or, Give a rewardשָׁחַדshâchad · to bribeH7809
• for me of your substanceכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for Job 6:22

• Job 42:11All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”
• Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Commentaries on Job 6:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Did I say, Bring unto me? - Why do you stand aloof? Have I asked you to bring me any presents? or to supply my wants out of your stores?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Did I say, Bring unto me? - Job proceeds to state that their conduct in this had been greatly aggravated by the fact that they had come voluntarily. He had not asked them to come. He had desired no gift; no favor. He had not applied to them in any way or form for help. They had come of their own accord, and when they came they uttered only the language of severity and reproach. If he had asked them to aid him, the case would have been different. That…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. Those who rest their expectations on the creature, will find it fail when it should help them; whereas those who make God their confidence, have help in the time of need, He 4:16. Those who make gold their hope, sooner or later will be ashamed of it, and of their confidence in it. It is our wisdom to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-27Job and his friends might have shared a covenant (special agreement) of loyalty and faith (Hebrew khesed; see Genesis 21:23; Exodus 15:13; 1 Chronicles 16:34). This bond would have made them like brothers, those who protect, and friends he could trust (Job 6:14–15; 6:21–23, 27). If they were in a covenant with one another, Job was accusing his friends of violating their covenant with him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. And yet I did not ask you to "bring me" a gift; or to "pay for me out of your substance a reward" (to the Judge, to redeem me from my punishment); all I asked from you was affectionate treatment.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 6:22

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Arguing
• Arrow
• Conceal
• Harden
• Sorrowful
• Terror
• Papyrus

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