Job 6:5 - Prayer Tents

Job’s Suffering is Grave

6In rebuttal, Job replied:H347H6030H559 2"If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale!H3863H3708H8254H8254H1942H1962H5375H3976H3162 3It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:H3513H2344H3220H1697H3886 4"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me!H2671H7706H5978H2534H8354H7307H1161H433H6186 5"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed?H6501H5101H1877H1600H7794H1098 6Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white?H8602H398H4417H3426H2940H7388H2495 7I cannot bring myself to touch them; food like this makes me sick."H5315H3985H5060H1741H3899

Job Desires Death

8"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for:H935H7596H433H5414H8615 9that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!H2974H433H1792H5425H3027H1214 10At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.H5165H5539H2427H2550H3582H561H6918 11"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?H3581H3176H7093H748H5315 12Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man?H3581H3581H68H1320H5153 13There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they?H5833H8454H5080

Job Accuses His Friends of Treachery

14The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.H4523H2617H7453H5800H3374H7706 15But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.H251H898H5158H650H5158H5674 16Filled with waters made cold by ice; they are where the snow goes to hide.H6937H7140H7950H5956 17But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds.H6256H2215H6789H2527H1846H4725 18Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die.H734H1870H3943H5927H8414H6 19Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them.H734H8485H5027H1979H7614H6960 20For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.H954H982H935H2659 21"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified.H7200H2866H3372 22When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?'H559H3051H7809H3581 23or say 'Deliver me from my enemy's control,' or 'Redeem me from the domination of ruthless people'?"H4422H6862H3027H6299H3027H6184

Job Requests Mercy from His Friends

24"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray.H3384H2790H995H7686 25The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?H4834H3476H561H3198H3198 26Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?H2803H3198H4405H561H2976H7307 27Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!H5307H3490H3738H7453 28Now be willing to face me, and I won't lie to your face.H2974H6437H6440H3576 29Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake.H7725H5766H7725H6664 30Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?"H3426H5766H3956H2441H995H1942