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they go off into the wasteland and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, but there is nothing to drink, so they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The paths of their course wind along, They go up into wasteland and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The paths of their course wind along; They go up into a formless <i>place</i> and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing <i>and</i> perish. [Your counsel is as helpful to me as a dry streambed in the heat of summer.]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Caravans turn away from their routes, go up into the desert, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Caravans turn away from their routes, go up into the desert, and perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am like a caravan, lost in the desert while searching for water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; they go up into the waste, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They change their course. They go into a wasteland and disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Caravans get lost looking for water; they wander and die in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The caravans that travel beside them turn aside. They go up into the waste, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The caravans that travel beside them turn away. They go up into the waste, and perish. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The paths turn aside of their way, "" They ascend into emptiness, and are lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn aside do the paths of their way, They ascend into emptiness, and are lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The paths of their way will turn aside; they will go up into desolation and perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The paths of their steps are entangled; they will walk in vain and will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Caravans wander from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste, and perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The paths of their ways are winding; they go astray from their course and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The paths of their ways will be twisted, and they will lead on in a trackless waste and be destroyed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The paths of their way do wind, They go up into the waste, and are lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=935" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Job Replies: My Complaint is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ (N-cpc) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">Caravans</a> <a href="/hebrew/3943.htm" title="3943: yil·lā·p̄ə·ṯū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend, i.e. to clasp; also to turn around or aside.">turn aside</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·kām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">from their routes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">they go</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: ḇat·tō·hū (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">into the wasteland</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·yō·ḇê·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">and perish.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm">Proverbs 25:19</a></span><br />Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-5</a></span><br />Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Lamentations 1:19</a></span><br />I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3-4</a></span><br />Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. / When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6-8</a></span><br />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. / That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. / He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">2 Peter 2:17</a></span><br />These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Luke 6:49</a></span><br />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!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Camel-Trains</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Course</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-11.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/1-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/23-28.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/4-9.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Camel-Trains</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Course</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/7-3.htm">Emptiness</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Job 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-1.htm">Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">He reproves his friends of unkindness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Caravans turn aside from their routes;</b><br>In the ancient Near East, caravans were essential for trade and communication, often traveling long distances through harsh environments. The imagery of a caravan turning aside from its route suggests a deviation from a planned or expected path, symbolizing confusion or misdirection. This can be seen as a metaphor for the friends of Job, who have strayed from offering true comfort and understanding. In a broader biblical context, this deviation can be compared to the Israelites' frequent straying from God's commandments, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>, where it states, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray."<p><b>they go into the wasteland</b><br>The wasteland, or desert, is often used in Scripture to represent desolation, danger, and a lack of sustenance. In the context of Job, it reflects the spiritual and emotional barrenness that Job feels due to his suffering and the lack of support from his friends. The wilderness is also a place of testing and trial, as seen in the Israelites' 40 years in the desert (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>) and Jesus' temptation in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>). This imagery underscores the severity of Job's trials and the abandonment he experiences.<p><b>and perish.</b><br>The ultimate consequence of turning aside and entering the wasteland is perishing, which highlights the dire outcomes of losing one's way. This can be seen as a warning about the spiritual death that comes from straying from God's path. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of the narrow path that leads to life and the broad road that leads to destruction (<a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a>). The perishing of the caravans serves as a somber reminder of the importance of staying true to God's guidance and the peril of spiritual neglect.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/caravans.htm">Caravans</a></b><br>Groups of travelers, often merchants, who journey together for safety and commerce, particularly in desert regions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wasteland.htm">Wasteland</a></b><br>A desolate, barren area, often symbolizing danger, desolation, and the absence of life or sustenance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_straying_from_the_path.htm">The Danger of Straying from the Path</a></b><br>Just as caravans that turn aside from their routes face peril, so do we when we stray from God's path. Staying true to His guidance is crucial for spiritual survival.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_misguided_decisions.htm">The Consequences of Misguided Decisions</a></b><br>Decisions made without seeking God's wisdom can lead us into spiritual wastelands. It is vital to seek His direction in all our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_guidance.htm">The Importance of Community and Guidance</a></b><br>Caravans traveled together for safety. Similarly, Christians are called to journey together, supporting one another and seeking wise counsel to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god_in_times_of_desolation.htm">Trusting God in Times of Desolation</a></b><br>Even when we find ourselves in a wasteland, God can provide a way out. Trusting in His provision and guidance is essential during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_navigating_life's_challenges.htm">The Role of Faith in Navigating Life's Challenges</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that faith is not the absence of trials but trusting God through them. Our faith can guide us back to the right path when we feel lost.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_did_job_live.htm">What was Job's time period of existence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_god's_direct_talk_with_job.htm">Job 40:1-5: What historical or archaeological evidence supports such a direct, extended conversation between God and a single individual like Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_tadmor_project.htm">2 Chronicles 8:4 says Solomon built Tadmor (Palmyra) in the wilderness--what historical or archaeological proof exists for such an extensive project at that location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_materials_for_garments.htm">Exodus 28:2-5: Where did nomadic Israelites supposedly in the desert acquire the costly fabrics, precious stones, and gold for such elaborate garments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">They go to nothing.</span>--It is doubtful whether this applies to the streams or to the caravans. Thus, "The paths of their way are turned aside and come to nought;" or, "The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside, and go into the waste and perish." The nineteenth verse seems to suggest the latter as the more probable.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The paths of their way are turned aside</span>; rather, as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">the caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside.</span> It seems impossible that the streams can be intended, since their paths are never "turned aside" - they simply shrink, fail, and dry up. But nothing is commoner than for caravans short of water to go out of their way in order to reach a wady, where they expect to be able to replenish their water-skins. If they are disappointed, if the wady is dry, they may be brought into great straits, and may even possibly perish. (For a probable instance, where dependence on a wady would, but for a miracle, have led to a great disaster, see <a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">2 Kings 3:9-20</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">They go to nothing, and perish</span>; rather, <span class="accented">they go up into the waste</span> <span class="accented">and perish.</span> Having vainly sought water in the dry wady, they ascend out of it, and enter the broad waste of the desert, where they too often miserably perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Caravans</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְח֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn aside</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yil·lā·p̄ə·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3943.htm">Strong's 3943: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their routes;</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּרְכָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(dar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they go</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the wasteland</span><br /><span class="heb">בַתֹּ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇat·tō·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and perish.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·ḇê·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-18.htm">Job 6:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:18 The caravans that travel beside them turn (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>