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the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked; The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The caravans of Tema looked [for water], The caravans of Sheba waited for them [in vain].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look for these streams. The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look for these streams. The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Caravans from Tema and Sheba <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Caravans from Tema look for them. Travelers from Sheba search for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Caravans from Sheba and Tema search, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Passengers of Tema looked expectingly, "" Travelers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Passengers of Tema looked expectingly, Travellers of Sheba hoped for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold the paths of Tema; the goings of Sheba, wait ye for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema search, the companies of Sheba have hopes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they have looked toward the roads of the south, and have waited for the paths of Sheba.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they looked to the roads of the south and they waited for the paths of Sheba<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold the ways of the Thaemanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-19.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=940" 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">18</span>Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. <span class="reftext">19</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.">The caravans</a> <a href="/hebrew/8485.htm" title="8485: tê·mā (N-proper-fs) -- Or Temao; probably of foreign derivation; Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him.">of Tema</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: hib·bî·ṭū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">look for water;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1979.htm" title="1979: hă·lî·ḵōṯ (N-fpc) -- A going, way, traveling company. Feminine of haliyk; a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravan.">the travelers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7614.htm" title="7614: ḇā (N-proper-ms) -- Of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district.">of Sheba</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: qiw·wū- (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to find it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.…<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="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15-18</a></span><br />But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow, / darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow, / but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-9</a></span><br />After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has. / So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.” / So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a></span><br />My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></span><br />Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.<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="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2</a></span><br />She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.<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="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Matthew 26:69-75</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. / But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.” / When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-66.htm">Mark 14:66-72</a></span><br />While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down / and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.” / But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Luke 22:54-62</a></span><br />Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. / When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. / A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-21.htm">John 13:21</a></span><br />After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.</p><p class="hdg">Tema.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-15.htm">Genesis 25:15</a></b></br> Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Isaiah 21:14</a></b></br> The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a></b></br> Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all <i>that are</i> in the utmost corners,</p><p class="hdg">Sheba.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7</a></b></br> And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3</a></b></br> And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1</a></b></br> And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/1-17.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Camel-Trains</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/job/5-27.htm">Care</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-40.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/job/5-9.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Expectingly</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/acts/27-37.htm">Passengers</a> <a href="/job/5-9.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Sheba</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-30.htm">Tema</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Travelers</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">Traveling</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Travellers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/12-18.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Camel-Trains</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Care</a> <a href="/psalms/122-4.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/psalms/22-17.htm">Expectingly</a> <a href="/job/6-20.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/6-20.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-15.htm">Passengers</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Sheba</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Tema</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Travelers</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Traveling</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Travellers</a> <a href="/job/19-12.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Water</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>The caravans of Tema look for water;</b><br>Tema was a region in the Arabian Desert, known for its trade routes and caravans. The mention of Tema highlights the harsh desert conditions where water is scarce, symbolizing desperation and unfulfilled needs. In biblical times, caravans were essential for trade and communication, often traveling long distances through arid lands. The imagery of searching for water reflects the human condition of seeking sustenance and relief, paralleling Job's own search for understanding and comfort amidst his suffering. This phrase can be connected to the spiritual thirst for God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1</a>, where the psalmist longs for God as a deer pants for water.<p><b>the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.</b><br>Sheba, likely referring to the kingdom in the southern Arabian Peninsula, was famous for its wealth and trade, particularly in spices and precious goods. The travelers from Sheba represent those who embark on long and arduous journeys with the expectation of finding resources and prosperity. The hope to find water signifies the anticipation and reliance on essential provisions for survival. This reflects the broader biblical theme of hope and reliance on God for provision, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a>, where God promises to provide for the needy. The mention of Sheba also evokes the visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, symbolizing the pursuit of wisdom and truth, which parallels Job's quest for answers in his trials.<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 patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tema.htm">Tema</a></b><br>A region or tribe in Arabia, known for its caravans and trade routes. It is often associated with the desert and scarcity of resources.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheba.htm">Sheba</a></b><br>A kingdom in the southern Arabian Peninsula, known for its wealth and trade. The travelers from Sheba are depicted as seeking sustenance in their journeys.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/caravans.htm">Caravans</a></b><br>Groups of travelers, often merchants, who journey together for safety and trade, especially across deserts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/water.htm">Water</a></b><br>A vital resource in the desert, symbolizing life, hope, and sustenance. The search for water represents the quest for survival and fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the caravans of Tema and travelers of Sheba depend on finding water, we must depend on God for our spiritual sustenance and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_thirst.htm">Spiritual Thirst</a></b><br>Our souls, like the travelers in the desert, often experience a thirst that only God can quench. We should seek Him earnestly in our times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_uncertainty.htm">Hope in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The travelers' hope to find water reflects our hope in God's provision, even when circumstances seem dire or uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The concept of caravans highlights the importance of community and mutual support in our spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>The search for water in a desert symbolizes perseverance through trials, trusting that God will provide in His timing.<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_is_god's_justice_shown_in_job_19.htm">How do we reconcile the justice of God in Job 19 with the apparently unjust and arbitrary suffering Job endures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_6_15-17's_stream_imagery_factual.htm">In Job 6:15-17, is the depiction of streams that vanish into heat historically or archaeologically supported in the relevant region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_see_god_as_ruthless.htm">In Job 10:16, why does Job perceive God as a ruthless adversary when other parts of the Bible portray Him as compassionate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_gold,_frankincense,_myrrh_key.htm">Why are gold, frankincense, and myrrh significant?</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>(19) <span class= "bld">The troops of Tema.</span>--Frst says of Tema that it was a tract in the north of the Arabian Desert, on the borders of the Syrian one, where traffic was carried on from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean by caravans (<a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm" title="The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.">Isaiah 21:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm" title="Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,">Jeremiah 25:23</a>; <a href="/job/6-19.htm" title="The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.">Job 6:19</a>). Sheba, as understood here, was probably a district on the Arabian Gulf (see <a href="/job/1-15.htm" title="And the Sabeans fell on them, and took them away; yes, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell you.">Job 1:15</a>), where merchants trafficked with the distant cities of the East, as well as enriched themselves with the plunder of their neighbours, as in <a href="/job/1-15.htm" title="And the Sabeans fell on them, and took them away; yes, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell you.">Job 1:15</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The troops of Tema looked</span>. The Tema were an Arab tribe descended from Ishmael (<a href="/genesis/25-15.htm">Genesis 25:15</a>). They are generally conjoined with Dedan (<a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13, 14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a>), another Arab tribe, noted for carry-lug on a caravan trade. Both tribes probably wandered, and occupied at different periods different portions of the desert. The name, Tema, may linger in the modern city and district of <span class="accented">Tayma</span> on the confines of Syria, and upon the pilgrim-route between Damascus and Mecca. The "troops of Tema" probably looked for the "caravans" of ver. 18 to arrive in their country; but they looked in vain. The desert had swallowed them up. <span class="cmt_word">The companies of Sheba waited for them</span>. (On "Sheba," see the comment upon <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-19.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">The 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">of Tema</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּמָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(tê·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8485.htm">Strong's 8485: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tema -- a son of Ishmael, also his descendants and the region settled by them</span><br /><br /><span class="word">look [for water];</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭בִּיטוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hib·bî·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the travelers</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלִיכֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lî·ḵōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1979.htm">Strong's 1979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A walking, a procession, march, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sheba</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֝בָ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7614.htm">Strong's 7614: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hope</span><br /><span class="heb">קִוּוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(qiw·wū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind together, collect, to expect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to find it.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽמוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:19 The caravans of Tema looked (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:20" /></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>