Job 6:4 BSB — MannaFest

Job 6:4

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

BSB

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ASV

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The arrows of the Almighty - There is an evident reference here to wounds inflicted by poisoned arrows; and to the burning fever occasioned by such wounds, producing such an intense parching thirst as to dry up all the moisture in the system, stop all the salivary ducts, thicken and inflame the blood, induce putrescency, and terminate in raging mania, producing the most terrifying images, from which the patient is relieved only by death. This is strongly expressed in the fine figure: The Poison Drinketh Up my Spirit; the Terrors of God Set Themselves in Array against me.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Herein he was a type of Christ, who, in his sufferings, complained most of the sufferings of his soul. Now is my soul troubled, John xii. My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, Matt. xxvi.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Here the arrows are poisoned. Peculiarly appropriate, in reference to the burning pains which penetrated, like poison, into the inmost parts--("spirit"; as contrasted with mere surface flesh wounds) of Job's body. set themselves in array--a military image (Jud 20:33). All the terrors which the divine wrath can muster are set in array against me (Isa 42:13).

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
חִצֵּ֪י	chi.Tzei	[the] arrows of	H2671 →
שַׁדַּ֡י	sha.Dai	[the] Almighty	H7706 →
עִמָּדִ֗י	'i.ma.Di	[are] with me	H5978 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
חֲ֭מָתָם	Cha.ma.tom	poison their	H2534 →
שֹׁתָ֣ה	sho.Tah	[is] drinking	H8354 →
רוּחִ֑י	ru.Chi	spirit my	H7307 →
בִּעוּתֵ֖י	bi.'u.Tei	[the] terrors of	H1161 →
אֱל֣וֹהַּ	'e.Lo.ah	God	H433 →
יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃	Ya.'ar.Khu.ni	they are arranged against me	H6186 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
leads to
- Proverbs 15:13
  A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 17:22
  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- 1 Peter 1:6
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Through
Psalms 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
leads to
- Psalms 69:17
  Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
- Psalms 28:1
  To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
- Psalms 27:9
  Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

06About Job

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Where the connections lead

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About Job