TheWay BibleJob 6:20 KJV
Job · chapter 6 · verse 20
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.Job 6:20 · King James Version
Job 6:20 in context
18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- confoundedbûwshproperly, to paleH954 →
- hopedbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sureH982 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Eliphaz had been very severe in his censures of Job; and his companions, though as yet they had said little, yet had intimated their concurrence with him. Their unkindness therein poor Job here complains of, as an aggravation of his calamity and a further excuse of his desire to die;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-21