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Job 6:5

3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

4 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.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

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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.

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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

    And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

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  • Psalms 104:14

    He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

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  • Joel 1:18–20

    How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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  • Psalms 42:1

    As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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