Job 6:20

¹⁸ Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

¹⁹ The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

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

²¹ For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

²² Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
KJV: They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
WEB: They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
ASV: They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.
DARBY: They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.
BLB: They are ashamed that they had trusted; they come unto her and are confounded.

ÅB: de ble til skamme, fordi de stolte på dem; de kom dit og ble skuffet.
OTB: De blir gjort til skamme fordi de hadde stolt;
de kommer dit, bare for å bli skuffet.
B1930: de blev til skamme, fordi de stolte på dem; de kom dit og blev skuffet.

Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
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Romans 9:33
as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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Jeremiah 14:3–4
The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
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Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
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