Job 6:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 6:14

12 Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or is my flesh bronze?

13 Is my help not within me?
And is success driven from me?

14 “To^a him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

15 ^aMy brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,
^bLike the streams of the brooks that pass away,

16 Which are dark because of the ice,
And into which the snow vanishes.

17 When it is warm, they cease to flow;
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

18 The paths of their way turn aside,
They go nowhere and perish.

19 The caravans of ^aTema look,
The travelers of ^bSheba hope for them.

20 They are ^adisappointed because they were confident;
They come there and are confused.

21 For now ^ayou are nothing,
You see terror and ^bare afraid.

22 Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’?
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

Verse Comparison: Job 6:14

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American Standard Version
To him that is ready to faint kindness `should be showed' from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Amplified® Bible
To him who is about to faint {and} despair, kindness is due from his friend, lest he forsake the fear of the Almighty.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, I am desperate, and you should help me, even if I no longer respect God All-Powerful.

Darby English Version
For him that is fainting kindness [is meet] from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Good News Bible
In trouble like this I need loyal friends--- whether I've forsaken God or not.

King James Version
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

New American Standard Bible
"For the despairing man {there should be} kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

New International Version
"A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends,
even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

New King James Version
“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For the despairing man should receive kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

Revised Standard Version
"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Young's Literal Translation
To a despiser of his friends `is' shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

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