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Job 6:3-5
Common English Bible
Job 6:3-5
Common English Bible
3 for now it’s heavier than the sands of the sea;
therefore, my words are rash.[a]
4 The Almighty’s arrows are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison,
and God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
5 Does a donkey bray over grass
or an ox bellow over its fodder?
Footnotes
- Job 6:3 Heb uncertain
Job 6:3-5
New International Version
Job 6:3-5
New International Version
3 It would surely outweigh the sand(A) of the seas—
no wonder my words have been impetuous.(B)
4 The arrows(C) of the Almighty(D) are in me,(E)
my spirit drinks(F) in their poison;(G)
God’s terrors(H) are marshaled against me.(I)
5 Does a wild donkey(J) bray(K) when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(L)
Job 6:3-5
King James Version
Job 6:3-5
King James Version
3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
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