Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed. New Living Translation They count on it but are disappointed. When they arrive, their hopes are dashed. English Standard Version They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. Berean Standard Bible They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment. King James Bible They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. New King James Version They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused. New American Standard Bible “They were put to shame, for they had trusted, They came there and were humiliated. NASB 1995 “They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. NASB 1977 “They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. Legacy Standard Bible They were ashamed for they had trusted; They came there and were humiliated. Amplified Bible “They were put to shame and disappointed because they had trusted [that they would find water]; They came there and were ashamed. Christian Standard Bible They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are disappointed. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are frustrated. American Standard Version They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded. Aramaic Bible in Plain English They were ashamed in the thing that they trusted; they came to it and were ashamed Brenton Septuagint Translation They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame. Contemporary English Version thought they would find water. But they were disappointed, Douay-Rheims Bible They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame. English Revised Version They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded. GOD'S WORD® Translation They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed. Good News Translation but their hope dies beside dry streams. International Standard Version For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far. JPS Tanakh 1917 They were ashamed because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded. Literal Standard Version They were ashamed that one has trusted, | They have come to it and are confounded. Majority Standard Bible They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment. New American Bible They are disappointed, though they were confident; they come there and are frustrated. NET Bible They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed. New Revised Standard Version They are disappointed because they were confident; they come there and are confounded. New Heart English Bible They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded. Webster's Bible Translation They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. World English Bible They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded. Young's Literal Translation They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Replies: My Complaint is Just…19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it. 20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment. 21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.… Cross References Jeremiah 14:3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. 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. Treasury of Scripture They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. confounded. Jeremiah 14:3,4 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads… Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Jump to Previous Arrive Ashamed Confident Confounded Disappointed Distressed Hope Hoped Shame Thither TrustedJump to Next Arrive Ashamed Confident Confounded Disappointed Distressed Hope Hoped Shame Thither TrustedJob 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. (20) They were confounded.--Comp. Jeremiah's description of the famine (Jeremiah 14:3). (See margin.)Verse 20. - They were confounded because they had hoped. Shame and confusion of face came upon them in consequence of their vain hope. In the same way, Job implies, he is ashamed of having looked for compassion and kindness from his friends. He should have been wiser and have known better. They came thither, and were ashamed. They not only hoped, but acted on their hope-let it turn them aside from their way (ver. 18) and bring them to ruin. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They are confoundedבֹּ֥שׁוּ (bō·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed by כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction their confidence; בָטָ֑ח (ḇā·ṭāḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure their arrival בָּ֥אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go brings disappointment. וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃ (way·yeḥ·pā·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2659: To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach Links Job 6:20 NIVJob 6:20 NLT Job 6:20 ESV Job 6:20 NASB Job 6:20 KJV Job 6:20 BibleApps.com Job 6:20 Biblia Paralela Job 6:20 Chinese Bible Job 6:20 French Bible Job 6:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 6:20 They were distressed because they were confident (Jb) |
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