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Job 6

Job 6:20

Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just · Job 6:1–30
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Translations

Modern
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Traditional
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Literal
They are ashamed that they had trusted; they come unto her and are confounded.
Latin
Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

Notes

Job 6:14–27

Job 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.

Job 6:1–7:21

Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.

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