Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels. New Living Translation But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. The brook vanishes in the heat. English Standard Version When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. Berean Standard Bible but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. King James Bible What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. New King James Version When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. New American Standard Bible “When they dry up, they vanish; When it is hot, they disappear from their place. NASB 1995 “When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. NASB 1977 “When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. Legacy Standard Bible When they become waterless, they are silent; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. Amplified Bible When it is warm, they are silent and cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. Christian Standard Bible The wadis evaporate in warm weather; they disappear from their channels in hot weather. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wadis evaporate in warm weather; they disappear from their channels in hot weather. American Standard Version What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. Contemporary English Version then suddenly disappear in the summer heat. English Revised Version What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. GOD'S WORD® Translation They vanish during a scorching summer. In the heat their riverbeds dry up. Good News Translation but in the heat they disappear, and the stream beds lie bare and dry. International Standard Version But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds. Majority Standard Bible but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. NET Bible When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place. New Heart English Bible In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. Webster's Bible Translation In the time when they become warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. World English Bible In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy the time they are warm they have been cut off, "" By its being hot they have been "" Extinguished from their place. Young's Literal Translation By the time they are warm they have been cut off, By its being hot they have been Extinguished from their place. Smith's Literal Translation In the time they will flow of they became extinct: in its heat they were extinguished from their place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAt the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place. Catholic Public Domain Version At that time, when they are scattered, they will perish, and when it becomes hot, they will be freed from their place. New American Bible Yet once they flow, they cease to be; in the heat, they disappear from their place. New Revised Standard Version In time of heat they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen the sun shines over them, they melt; when it is hot, they melt and disappear from their place. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And in an hour that shines on them they melt, and by their heat they melt from their place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917What time they wax warm, they vanish, When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. Brenton Septuagint Translation When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Replies: My Complaint is Just…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.… Cross References Psalm 1:3-4 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. / Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. James 1:6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Isaiah 40:7-8 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” Jeremiah 17:5-6 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given. 2 Peter 2:17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Luke 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!” Jeremiah 15:18 Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there. Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. Matthew 13:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Psalm 107:33-34 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, / and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. 2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! Isaiah 44:27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’ Treasury of Scripture What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. vanish. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. Jump to Previous Affecteth Burning Cease Channels Consumed Cut Diminish Disappear Dried Dry Extinguished Flow Heat Hot Season Silent Sun Time Vanish Warm Waterless WaxJump to Next Affecteth Burning Cease Channels Consumed Cut Diminish Disappear Dried Dry Extinguished Flow Heat Hot Season Silent Sun Time Vanish Warm Waterless WaxJob 6 1. Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.8. He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort. 14. He reproves his friends of unkindness. but ceasing in the dry season This phrase reflects the natural phenomenon of seasonal streams in the ancient Near East, which would flow vigorously during the rainy season but dry up during the hot, arid months. In the context of Job, this imagery is used to describe the unreliability of Job's friends, who, like these streams, fail to provide support when most needed. Biblically, this can be compared to Proverbs 25:19, which speaks of the unreliability of a faithless person in times of trouble. The dry season symbolizes times of trial and testing, where true character and faithfulness are revealed. and vanishing from their channels in the heat Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it. 2. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar Job's three friends who come to comfort him but end up engaging in a series of dialogues, often accusing Job of wrongdoing as the cause of his suffering. 3. The Land of Uz The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. 4. The Dry Streambeds Metaphorically referenced in Job 6:17, representing unreliable sources of comfort or support that disappear when most needed. 5. The Trials of Job The series of calamities that befall Job, including loss of wealth, family, and health, serving as the backdrop for the discussions on suffering and divine justice. Teaching Points The Nature of Human SupportHuman support can often be unreliable, like streams that dry up. We should be cautious in placing our ultimate trust in people rather than God. The Importance of Faithfulness Just as streams should provide water, we are called to be faithful and reliable in our relationships, especially in times of need. God as the Ultimate Source of Comfort Unlike the disappearing streams, God is a constant source of comfort and strength. We should turn to Him in times of trouble. Understanding Suffering Job's experience teaches us that suffering is not always a result of personal sin. It challenges us to trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty. The Role of Friends in Suffering Job's friends initially came to comfort him but ended up being a source of distress. This reminds us to be compassionate and understanding when supporting others in their trials.Verse 17. - What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place (see the passage quoted from Dr. Geikie in the comment on ver. 15). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but ceasingנִצְמָ֑תוּ (niṣ·mā·ṯū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6789: To put an end to, exterminate in the dry season בְּ֭עֵת (bə·‘êṯ) Preposition | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when [and] vanishing נִדְעֲכ֥וּ (niḏ·‘ă·ḵū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1846: To be extinguished, to expire, be dried up from their channels מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃ (mim·mə·qō·w·mām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition in the heat. בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ (bə·ḥum·mōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2527: Heat Links Job 6:17 NIVJob 6:17 NLT Job 6:17 ESV Job 6:17 NASB Job 6:17 KJV Job 6:17 BibleApps.com Job 6:17 Biblia Paralela Job 6:17 Chinese Bible Job 6:17 French Bible Job 6:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 6:17 In the dry season they vanish (Jb) |
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