Job 6:5
3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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 ?
7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
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
- Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
- KJV
- Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
- WEB
- Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?
- ASV
- Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
- DARBY
- Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder?
- BLB
- Does the wild donkey bray over [its] grass? Or the ox bellow over its fodder?
- ÅB
- Skriker vel et villesel midt i det grønne gress? Eller brøler en okse foran sitt fôr?
- OTB
- Skriker et villese når det har gress,
eller brøler en okse over sitt fôr? - B1930
- Skriker vel et villesel midt i det grønne gress? Eller brøler en okse foran sitt fôr?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 14:6
Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
Read in contextPsalms 104:14
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
Read in contextJoel 1:18–20
How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Read in contextPsalms 42:1
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Read in context