Job

Job 6:15–20

15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis,

as seasonal streams that overflow,

16darkened because of the ice

and the inflow of melting snow,

17but ceasing in the dry season

and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

18Caravans turn aside from their routes;

they go into the wasteland and perish.

19The caravans of Tema look for water;

the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

20They are confounded because they had hoped;

their arrival brings disappointment.

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Job 6:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
my brothersאַ֭חַי’a·ḥayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH251 brother
are as faithlessבָּגְד֣וּbā·ḡə·ḏūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH898 act or deal treacherously
asכְמוֹ־ḵə·mōw-PrepositionH3644 like, as, when
wadisנָ֑חַלnā·ḥalNoun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
as seasonal streamsכַּאֲפִ֖יקka·’ă·p̄îqPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH650 channel
that overflowיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya·‘ă·ḇō·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

Job 6:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
darkenedהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםhaq·qō·ḏə·rîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6937 be dark
becauseמִנִּי־min·nî-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of the iceקָ֑רַחqā·raḥNoun - masculine singularH7140 frost, ice
and the inflowעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ‘ā·lê·mōwPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
of meltingיִתְעַלֶּם־yiṯ·‘al·lem-Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5956 conceal
snowשָֽׁלֶג׃šā·leḡNoun - masculine singularH7950 snow

Job 6:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but ceasingנִצְמָ֑תוּniṣ·mā·ṯūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6789 put an end to, exterminate
in the dry seasonבְּ֭עֵתbə·‘êṯPreposition; Noun - common singularH6256 time
vanishingנִדְעֲכ֥וּniḏ·‘ă·ḵūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1846 go out, be extinguished
from their channelsמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mim·mə·qō·w·māmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4725 standing, spot, condition
in the heatבְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹbə·ḥum·mōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH2552 be or become warm

Job 6:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Caravansאָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯNoun - common plural constructH734 way, path
turn asideיִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּyil·lā·p̄ə·ṯūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3943 twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motion
from their routesדַּרְכָּ֑םdar·kāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
they goיַעֲל֖וּya·‘ă·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
into the wastelandבַתֹּ֣הוּḇat·tō·hūPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃wə·yō·ḇê·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6 perish

Job 6:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The caravansאָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯNoun - common plural constructH734 way, path
of Temaתֵּמָ֑אtê·māNoun - proper - feminine singularH8485 Tema
lookהִ֭בִּיטוּhib·bî·ṭūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH5027 look
the travelersהֲלִיכֹ֥תhă·lî·ḵōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1979 a going, way, travelling-company
of Shebaשְׁ֝בָ֗אšə·b̲āʾNoun - proper - masculine singularH7614 Shebâ
hopeקִוּוּ־qiw·wū-Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH6960 wait for
to find itלָֽמוֹ׃lā·mōwPreposition; third person masculine plural

Job 6:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They are confoundedבֹּ֥שׁוּbō·šūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH954 be ashamed
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they had hopedבָטָ֑חḇā·ṭāḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH982 trust
their arrivalבָּ֥אוּbå̄·ʾūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
brings disappointmentוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃way·yeḥ·pā·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2659 be abashed, ashamed

Cross-references

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Job 6:15 Psalm 38:11 · Jeremiah 15:18 · Psalm 41:9 · Psalm 55:12–14 · John 13:18 · John 16:32

Job 6:19 Genesis 25:15 · Isaiah 21:14 · Jeremiah 25:23 · 1 Kings 10:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.