Job 6:4
2 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg ?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- KJV
- For 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.
- WEB
- For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
- ASV
- For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
- DARBY
- For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- BLB
- For the arrows of Shaddai [are] within me, whose poison my spirit is drinking [in]; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- ÅB
- For den Allmektiges piler sitter i meg, og min ånd drikker deres gift; Guds redsler stiller seg opp imot meg.
- OTB
- Den Allmektiges piler er i meg,
min ånd drikker deres gift;
Guds redsler er rettet mot meg. - B1930
- For den Allmektiges piler sitter i mig, og min ånd drikker deres gift; Guds redsler stiller sig op imot mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 38:2
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Read in contextJob 30:15
Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
Read in contextPsalms 88:15–16
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Read in contextProverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Read in contextMark 15:34
At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Read in contextJob 16:12–14
I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
Read in contextPsalms 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Read in contextLamentations 3:12–13
He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
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