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Themes in Job 6

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Themes in Job 6

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Job 6:1 (show verse)

Then Job answered,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:2 (show verse)

“Oh that my grief were actually weighed
And laid in the balances together with my calamity!

Balances » Figurative

Job 6:3 (show verse)

“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;
Therefore my words have been rash.

the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand

Job 6:4 (show verse)

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,

Their poison my spirit drinks;

The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
Afflictions » From God
Arrow » Figurative
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
Arrows » Sometimes poisoned
Trials » From God

Job 6:5 (show verse)

“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?

Ass (donkey) » Wild
wild Donkey » Brays when hungry
Beasts » Unclean » Wild ass
Grass » Cattle fed upon
Oxen » Lowing of, alluded to

Job 6:6 (show verse)

“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Salt » Used for » Seasoning food

Job 6:7 (show verse)

“My soul refuses to touch them;
They are like loathsome food to me.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:8 (show verse)

“Oh that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my longing!

death » Desired » Job

Job 6:9 (show verse)

“Would that God were willing to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

death » Desired » Job

Job 6:10 (show verse)

“But it is still my consolation,
And I rejoice in unsparing pain,
That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

death » Desired » Job

Job 6:11 (show verse)

“What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should

endure?

death » Desired » Job
Life » Of the spirit » Weariness of

Job 6:12 (show verse)

“Is my strength the strength of stones,
Or is my flesh bronze?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:13 (show verse)

“Is it that my help is not within me,
And that

deliverance is driven from me?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:14 (show verse)

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

Afflicted » Duty to the
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The afflicted
Duty toward the Afflicted » To pity them

Job 6:15 (show verse)

“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi,
Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,

Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
Deceit » Exemplified » Job's friends
Deception » Instances of » Job's friends

Job 6:16 (show verse)

Which are turbid because of ice
And into which the snow melts.

Snow » General references to
Snow » In uz

Job 6:17 (show verse)

“When they become waterless, they are silent,
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:18 (show verse)

“The paths of their course wind along,
They go up into nothing and perish.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:19 (show verse)

“The caravans of Tema looked,
The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.

Commerce » Inland, by caravans
The ishmaelites » Travelled in large companies or caravans
Tema » A people of arabia, probably descendants from tema, ishmael's son

Job 6:20 (show verse)

“They were disappointed for they had trusted,
They came there and were confounded.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:21 (show verse)

“Indeed, you have now become such,

You see a terror and are afraid.

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Job 6:22 (show verse)

“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:23 (show verse)

Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:24 (show verse)

“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.

Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may know the causes of our trouble

Job 6:25 (show verse)

“How painful are honest words!
But what does your argument prove?

Wise » Words » Forcible
Words » Spiritual wise » Forcible

Job 6:26 (show verse)

“Do you intend to reprove my words,
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?

Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate

Job 6:27 (show verse)

“You would even cast lots for the orphans
And barter over your friend.

Fatherless » The wicked » Overwhelm

Job 6:28 (show verse)

“Now please look at me,
And see if I lie to your face.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:29 (show verse)

“Desist now, let there be no injustice;
Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 6:30 (show verse)

“Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern calamities?

No Themes for this verse.