They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.
They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. VI. Eliphaz concluded his discourse with an air of assurance; very confident he was that what he had said was so plain and so pertinent that nothing could be objected in answer to it. But, though he that is first in his own cause seems just,…