Thematic Bible
Job 6:1 (show verse)
Then Job answered and said,
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Job 6:2 (show verse)
“Oh, that my grief could actually be weighed
And placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!
Job 6:3 (show verse)
“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
Therefore my words have been incoherent,
Job 6:4 (show verse)
Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
My spirit drinks their poison;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Job 6:5 (show verse)
“Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
Job 6:6 (show verse)
“Can something that has no taste to it be eaten without salt?
Or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
Job 6:7 (show verse)
“My soul refuses to touch them;
Such things are like loathsome food to me [sickening and repugnant].
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Job 6:8 (show verse)
“Oh that my request would come to pass,
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Job 6:9 (show verse)
“I wish that it would please God to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.
Job 6:10 (show verse)
“Then I would still have consolation,
And I would jump for joy amid unsparing pain,
That I have not denied or hidden the words of the Holy One.
Job 6:11 (show verse)
“What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]?
And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?
Job 6:12 (show verse)
“Is my strength and endurance that of stones,
Or is my flesh made of bronze?
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Job 6:13 (show verse)
“Is it that I have no help within myself,
And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?
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Job 6:14 (show verse)
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not
Job 6:15 (show verse)
“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a brook,
Like the torrents of brooks that vanish,
Job 6:16 (show verse)
Which are dull and dirty because of ice,
And into which the snow melts and hides itself;
Job 6:17 (show verse)
When it is warm, they are silent and cease to flow;
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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Job 6:18 (show verse)
“The paths of their course wind along,
They go up into nothing and perish.
[Your counsel is as helpful to me as a dry streambed in the heat of summer.]
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Job 6:19 (show verse)
“The caravans of
The caravans of
Job 6:20 (show verse)
“They were put to shame and disappointed because they had trusted [that they would find water];
They came there and were ashamed.
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Job 6:21 (show verse)
“Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream,
You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].
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Job 6:22 (show verse)
“Did I ever say, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Pay a bribe for me from your wealth,’
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Job 6:23 (show verse)
Or, ‘Rescue me from the adversary’s hand,’
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
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Job 6:24 (show verse)
“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.
Job 6:25 (show verse)
“How painful are words of honesty.
But what does your argument prove?
Job 6:26 (show verse)
“Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument],
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?
Job 6:27 (show verse)
“You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherless
And bargain away your friend.
Job 6:28 (show verse)
“Now please look at me,
And see if I lie to your face [for you know that I would not].
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Job 6:29 (show verse)
“Turn away [from your suspicion], let there be no injustice;
Turn away, my righteousness and vindication is still in it.
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Job 6:30 (show verse)
“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
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