Job

Job 6

1Job sheweth that his complaints are not causeless: 8he wisheth for death, wherein he is assured of comfort: 14he reproveth his friends of unkindness.

1BUT Job ^aanswered and said,

a ch. 3.1; 4.2.

2 Oh that my grief were ^bthroughly weighed, and my calamity ¹laid in the balances together!

b ch. 23.2,3.

3For now it would be ^cheavier than the sand of the sea: therefore ²my words are swallowed up.

c Pr. 27.3. Ps. 42.7.

4^dFor 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.

d Ps. 38.2; 88.3-5,15,16; 7.12,13. De. 32.23. ch. 7.14,15.

5Doth the wild ass bray ³when he hath ^egrass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

e Ps. 104.14. Je. 14.6. Joel 1.18,20.

6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7The things that my soul refused to touch are as my ^fsorrowful ^*meat.

f La. 4.4,5; 5.6. Ho. 9.4. Da. 10.3. Ps. 102.9. Pr. 13.12.

8Oh that I might have ^gmy request; and that God would grant me ⁴the thing that I long for!

g v.9.

9^hEven that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

h 1Ki. 19.4. Jonah 4.3,8,9. Re. 9.6. ch. 7.15,16. Ge. 30.1.

10Then should ⁱI yet have comfort; yea, ⁵I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I ^jhave not concealed the words of ^kthe Holy One.

i ch. 19.25-27. Is. 57.2. Re. 14.13. Ps. 16.10,11. j Ps. 40.9,10; 119.13. Ac. 20.20,27. Ro. 1.3. k 1Sa. 2.2. Ho. 11.9. Hab. 1.12; 3.3. Ex. 15.11. Is. 6.3; 57.15.

11^lWhat is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

l ch. 7.17,18. 1Ki. 19.4. Nu. 11.14,15.

12^mIs my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh ⁶of brass?

m Ps. 103.14,15; 39.5.

13Is not my help ⁿin me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

n ch. 19.28. Col. 1.27. 2Co. 1.12. Ga. 6.4.

14^oTo him that ⁷is afflicted pity should be shewed ^pfrom his friend; but he ^qforsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

o 2Co. 11.29. He. 13.3. Ro. 12.15. Ja. 1.26. p Pr. 17.17. q Ps. 36.1. Ge. 20.10,11. 1Jn. 3.17.

15My brethren have ^rdealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

r Je. 15.18. Ps. 38.11; 88.18. Lu. 10.30-32.

16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

17What time they wax warm, ⁸they vanish: ⁹when it is hot, they are ¹⁰consumed out of their place.

18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

19^sThe troops of Tema looked, the companies of ^tSheba waited for them.

s Ge. 25.15. Is. 21.13,14. Je. 25.23. t 1Ki. 10.1.

20^uThey were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

u Je. 14.3; 3.23-25.

21¹¹For now ye ^vare ¹²nothing; ye ^wsee my casting down, and are afraid.

v v.15. Ps. 62.9. w ch. 2.12,13. Ps. 38.11; 88.18.

22^xDid I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

x 1Sa. 12.3. Ac. 20.33.

23Or, ^yDeliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

y Ge. 14.14,16. Jos. 10.6. 1Sa. 30.18,19.

24Teach me, and I ^zwill hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

z Ja. 1.19; 5.19,20. Ps. 39.1; 19.12.

25How forcible are ^aright words! but ^bwhat doth your arguing reprove?

a Ec. 12.10,11. Is. 41.21. Pr. 8.6,8,9. b ch. 13.4,5. 1Ti. 1.7.

26Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as ^cwind?

c Ho. 12.1. Ep. 4.14.

27Yea, ¹³ye overwhelm the ^dfatherless, and ye ^edig a pit for your friend.

d Ps. 82.3. Ex. 22.22. Pr. 23.10. e Je. 18.18,20. Ps. 5.6; 7.15; 57.6; 64.4,5; 142.5.

28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is ¹⁴evident unto you if ^fI lie.

f Is. 63.8. Col. 3.9.

29^gReturn, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is ¹⁵in it.

g ch. 17.10; 27.4-6.

30^hIs there iniquity in my tongue? cannot ¹⁶my taste discern perverse things?

h Ja. 3.13. He. 5.12. 1Co. 2.15.