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Their poison infects my spirit. God’s terrors are lined up against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty <i>are</i> within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty <i>are</i> within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God line up against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The horrors of God are arranged against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God’s terrors are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God&#8217s terrors are arrayed against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The fearsome arrows of God All-Powerful have filled my soul with their poison. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because the arrows of the Almighty [have found their target] in me, and my spirit is drinking their poison. God's terrors line up in battle against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Almighty God has shot me with arrows, and their poison spreads through my body. God has lined up his terrors against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of Shaddai are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For arrows of the Mighty [are] with me, "" Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves [for] me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For arrows of the Mighty are with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are with me, which their anger drank up my spirit: the terrors of God will be prepared for me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, and my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty are in my flesh, and their poison drinks up my spirit; the terrors of God have frightened me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the bolts of The Almighty are in my flesh and their heat drinks up my spirit, and the terrors of God terrified me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-4.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=848" 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">3</span>For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥiṣ·ṣê (N-mpc) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">the arrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: šad·day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">of the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5978.htm" title="5978: ‘im·mā·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Along with, against, by, from">have pierced me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">my spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: šō·ṯāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">drinks in</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">their poison;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1161.htm" title="1161: bi·‘ū·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Terrors, alarms. Masculine plural from ba'ath; alarms.">the terrors</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ya·‘ar·ḵū·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">are arrayed against me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?…<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="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a></span><br />For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Lamentations 3:12-13</a></span><br />He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. / He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a></span><br />He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23</a></span><br />I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a></span><br />He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/21-12.htm">Psalm 21:12</a></span><br />For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-16</a></span><br />From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. / Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Jeremiah 9:8</a></span><br />Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Habakkuk 3:11</a></span><br />Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">2 Samuel 22:15</a></span><br />He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></span><br />He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.</p><p class="hdg">the arrows.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-12.htm">Job 16:12-14</a></b></br> I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken <i>me</i> by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23,42</a></b></br> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a></b></br> He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.</p><p class="hdg">drinketh up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Deuteronomy 32:24</a></b></br> <i>They shall be</i> burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Psalm 143:7</a></b></br> Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm">Proverbs 18:14</a></b></br> The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?</p><p class="hdg">the terrors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17</a></b></br> For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-15.htm">Job 30:15</a></b></br> Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-23.htm">Job 31:23</a></b></br> For destruction <i>from</i> God <i>was</i> a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/esther/1-3.htm">Army</a> <a href="/esther/6-9.htm">Array</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/job/2-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Marshaled</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Poison</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/4-15.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/job/4-21.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Army</a> <a href="/job/32-14.htm">Array</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/job/7-12.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Fears</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/32-14.htm">Marshaled</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Poison</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/36-24.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Within</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'; 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The imagery of arrows suggests precision and intentionality, implying that Job feels targeted by divine judgment. This metaphor is consistent with other biblical passages where God's judgment or discipline is depicted as arrows (e.g., <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23</a>). The use of "Almighty" emphasizes God's sovereign power, a recurring theme in the Book of Job, highlighting the tension between divine omnipotence and human suffering.<p><b>my spirit drinks in their poison;</b><br>Here, Job intensifies the metaphor by describing the arrows as poisoned, suggesting that his suffering is not only acute but also deeply penetrating and potentially lethal. The idea of poison indicates a prolonged and pervasive affliction, affecting Job's entire being. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of suffering as both physical and spiritual. The concept of poison can also be seen as a metaphor for the bitterness of Job's experience, resonating with other biblical expressions of deep anguish (e.g., <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>).<p><b>the terrors of God are arrayed against me.</b><br>In this final phrase, Job speaks of the "terrors of God," which conveys a sense of overwhelming fear and dread. The term "arrayed" suggests a military formation, indicating that Job feels besieged by divine forces. This imagery underscores the intensity of Job's trials and his perception of being in a spiritual battle. The phrase reflects the broader biblical theme of the fear of God, which can denote both reverence and terror (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/8-13.htm">Isaiah 8:13</a>). Job's lament here foreshadows the ultimate resolution of his story, where God's sovereignty and justice are affirmed, pointing to the eventual hope and restoration found in Christ, who bore the ultimate suffering on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A 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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty (God)</a></b><br>Referred to as the source of Job's suffering in this verse, highlighting the divine sovereignty and the mysterious nature of God's will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/arrows.htm">Arrows</a></b><br>Symbolic of the afflictions and sufferings that Job perceives as being sent by God. In ancient times, arrows were often used metaphorically to describe sudden and piercing troubles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/spirit.htm">Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to Job's inner being or soul, which is deeply affected by his suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/terrors_of_god.htm">Terrors of God</a></b><br>Represents the overwhelming and fearsome nature of Job's trials, which he attributes to divine action.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can feel like an attack from God, but it is important to seek understanding and trust in His greater plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_emotions.htm">The Role of Emotions</a></b><br>Job's expression of anguish is a reminder that it is okay to bring our raw emotions before God. He can handle our honesty and pain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is sovereign, and His ways are higher than ours. Our limited understanding should lead us to trust rather than despair.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_resilience.htm">Spiritual Resilience</a></b><br>In times of suffering, focus on building spiritual resilience through prayer, scripture, and community support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_trials.htm">Hope in Trials</a></b><br>Even when feeling overwhelmed, remember that God’s ultimate purpose is for our good, and He is with us in our trials.<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/how_do_divine_arrows_explain_job's_suffering.htm">In Job 6:4, how could divine arrows filled with poison be reconciled with any natural or historical cause of Job’s suffering? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_faith_vs._fear.htm">What does the Bible say about faith versus fear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_god's_speech_today.htm">In Job 33:14, if God truly speaks in multiple ways, why is there no verifiable evidence of such divine communication today?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">The poison whereof drinketh up my spirit.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">the poison whereof my spirit imbibeth, </span>the rendering of the Authorised Version being ambiguous.<span class= "bld"><p>Do set themselves in array against me.</span>--Like hosts marshalling themselves for battle. <span class= "ital">"</span>If the ox or the ass will not low or bray so long as he is satisfied, so neither should I complain if I had no valid cause. My groaning is the evidence of a great burden, and consequently the disdainful way in which you treat it is insipid and distasteful to me--my soul refuseth to touch your proffered remedies; they are as loathsome meat to me." According to some, the words rendered "the white of an <span class= "ital">egg</span>" mean <span class= "ital">the juice of purslain.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the arrows of the Almighty are wlthin me</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a>, "For thine arrows stick fast in me"). So Shakespeare speaks of "the slings and <span class="accented">arrows</span> el outrageous fortune" for calamities generally. The metaphor is a very common one (see <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23, 42</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/21-12.htm">Psalm 21:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Psalm 45:5</a>; <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Lamentations 3:13, 14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The poison whereof</span>. Poisoned arrows, such as are now employed by the savage tribes of Central Africa, were common in antiquity, though seldom used by civilized nations. Ovid declares that the Scythians of his time made use of them ('Tristia,' 1, 2). <span class="cmt_word">Drinketh up my spirit</span>; rather, <span class="accented">my spirit drinketh up.</span> Job's spirit absorbs the poison that festers in his wounds, and therefore loses control over itself. This is his apology for his vehemence; he is well-nigh distraught. He adds<span class="cmt_word">, The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me</span>. Besides actual pains and sufferings, he is assailed by fears. God's terrors, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> all the other evils that he has at his disposal, are drawn up against him, as it were, in battle array, and still further agitate and distract his soul. What further troubles may not God bring upon him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-4.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the arrows</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצֵּ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṣ·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Almighty</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁדַּ֡י</span> <span class="translit">(šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have pierced me;</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּדִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5978.htm">Strong's 5978: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">my spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drinks in</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁתָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their poison;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲ֭מָתָם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the terrors</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּעוּתֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bi·‘ū·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">Terrors, alarms</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֣וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are arrayed against me.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ar·ḵū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:5" /></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>