Job 6:16
14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
17 but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
- KJV
- Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
- WEB
- which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself.
- ASV
- Which are black by reason of the ice, [And] wherein the snow hideth itself:
- DARBY
- Which are turbid by reason of the ice, in which the snow hideth itself:
- BLB
- those being darkened from the ice, upon which the snow hides itself.
- ÅB
- som er grumset av is, og som det skjuler seg snø i;
- OTB
- når de er mørklagt av smeltende is
og fylt med smeltende snø, - B1930
- som er grumset av is, og som det skjuler sig sne i;