Job 6 | BSB Bible Study

Job 6:1 (BSB)
Then Job replied:

Job 6:2 (BSB)
“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

Job 6:3 (BSB)
For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.

Job 6:4 (BSB)
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 6:5 (BSB)
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

Job 6:6 (BSB)
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

Job 6:7 (BSB)
My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

Job 6:8 (BSB)
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

Job 6:9 (BSB)
that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 6:10 (BSB)
It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Job 6:11 (BSB)
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

Job 6:12 (BSB)
Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

Job 6:13 (BSB)
Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

Job 6:14 (BSB)
A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:15 (BSB)
But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

Job 6:16 (BSB)
darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

Job 6:17 (BSB)
but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

Job 6:18 (BSB)
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

Job 6:19 (BSB)
The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

Job 6:20 (BSB)
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

Job 6:21 (BSB)
For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

Job 6:22 (BSB)
Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

Job 6:23 (BSB)
deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

Job 6:24 (BSB)
Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

Job 6:25 (BSB)
How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Job 6:26 (BSB)
Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

Job 6:27 (BSB)
You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

Job 6:28 (BSB)
But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

Job 6:29 (BSB)
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

Job 6:30 (BSB)
Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

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