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Job 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 42

1 ¶ And Job answered and said:

2 Oh that weighing my indignation were weighed, and my ruin lifted in the balances together!

3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; on account of this my words have been rash.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; their fury is drinking my spirit; the terrors of God are set against me.

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Chapter Summary

1 Job shows that his complaints are not causeless. 8 He wishes for death, where he believes he will be assured of comfort. 14 He reproves the unkindness of his three friends.

Key Hebrew Words

חֵץ arrows (of the Almighty) H2671 · TWOT 721b
חֶ֫סֶד kindness, loyal love H2617 · TWOT 698a
נֶחָמָה comfort H5165 · TWOT 1344c
בָּגַד deal treacherously H898 · TWOT 198
צֶ֫דֶק righteousness H6664 · TWOT 1879a
בִּעוּתִים terrors H1161 · TWOT 265b

People & Context

Job

Answers his friends, defending that his complaint is not without cause and longing for God to end his life

Timeline

Job's Reply to Eliphaz: Weighing His Grief

Job argues his rash words are justified because his grief is heavier than the sand of the seas, and he feels the poisoned arrows and terrors of the Almighty within him.

Job 6:1-13
Job Condemns His Friends' Deceit

Job compares his friends to dried-up winter torrents that fail travelers. He accuses them of dealing deceitfully and failing to show pity or properly instruct him.

Job 6:14-30

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