Job 6:4

Job 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
• New International Version (NIV)The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Context of Job 6:4

2“If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales, 3they would outweigh all the sands of the sea. That is why I spoke impulsively. For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. Their poison infects my spirit. God’s terrors are lined up against me. 5Don’t I have a right to complain? Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass, and oxen bellow when they have no food? 6Don’t people complain about unsalted food? Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?

Job 6:4 word by word

כִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲ֭מָתָם שֹׁתָ֣ה רוּחִ֑י בִּעוּתֵ֖י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the arrowsחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
• of the Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• withinעִמָּדִי‛immâd · with meH5978
• me, the poisonחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• whereof drinketh upשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• the terrorsבִּעוּתִיםbi‛ûthîym · terrorH1161
• of Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• do set themselves in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186

Cross-references for Job 6:4

• Job 16:12“I was living quietly until he shattered me. He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. Then he set me up as his target,
• Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap disasters upon them and shoot them down with my arrows.
• Psalms 7:13He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.
• Psalms 18:14He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.
• Psalms 21:12For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them.
• Psalms 38:2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
• Psalms 45:5Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies’ hearts. The nations fall beneath your feet.
• Lamentations 3:12He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
• Deuteronomy 32:24I will weaken them with famine, burning fever, and deadly disease. I will send the fangs of wild beasts and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.
• Psalms 143:7Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
• Proverbs 18:14The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a crushed spirit?
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.
• Mark 15:34Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
• Job 9:17For he attacks me with a storm and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
• Job 30:15I live in terror now. My honor has blown away in the wind, and my prosperity has vanished like a cloud.
• Job 31:23That would be better than facing God’s judgment. For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?

Commentaries on Job 6:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The arrows of the Almighty - There is an evident reference here to wounds inflicted by poisoned arrows; and to the burning fever occasioned by such wounds, producing such an intense parching thirst as to dry up all the moisture in the system, stop all the salivary ducts, thicken and inflame the blood, induce putrescency, and terminate in raging mania, producing the most terrifying images, from which the patient is relieved only by death. This is strongly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me - That is, it is not a light affliction that I endure. I am wounded in a manner which could not be caused by man - called to endure a severity of suffering which shows that it proceeds from the Almighty. Thus called to suffer what man could not cause, he maintains that it is right for him to complain, and that the words which he employed were not an improper expression of the extent of the grief. The poison…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4In the Old Testament, arrows symbolize danger, disease, and destruction from God (7:20; 16:12–13; Deuteronomy 32:23–24, 42; Psalms 7:12–13; 38:2; 64:7; 91:5–6; Lamentations 2:4; 3:12–13; Ezekiel 5:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. arrows ... within me--have pierced me. A poetic image representing the avenging Almighty armed with bow and arrows (Psa 38:2, 3). Here the arrows are poisoned. Peculiarly appropriate, in reference to the burning pains which penetrated, like poison, into the inmost parts--("spirit"; as contrasted with mere surface flesh wounds) of Job's body. set themselves in array--a military image (Jud 20:33). All the terrors which the divine wrath can muster are set…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 6:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Arrow

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Arguing
• Arrow
• Arrows
• Conceal
• Harden
• Poison
• Sorrowful
• Terror

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