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When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They were put to shame, for they had trusted, They came there and were humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They were ashamed for they had trusted; They came there and were humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They were put to shame <i>and</i> disappointed because they had trusted [that they would find water]; They came there and were ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are disappointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are frustrated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />thought they would find water. But they were disappointed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but their hope dies beside dry streams. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They were ashamed that one has trusted, "" They have come to it and are confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They were ashamed for trusting; they came even to it, they will be put to shame.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have been thrown into confusion, just as I had hoped; they have even come to me and are overwhelmed with shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They are disappointed, though they were confident; they come there and are frustrated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They are disappointed because they were confident; they come there and are confounded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They are ashamed in what they had hoped; they came there, and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They were ashamed in the thing that they trusted; they came to it and were ashamed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They were ashamed because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-20.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=945" 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">19</span>The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">They are confounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: ḇā·ṭāḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">they had hoped;</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bå̄·ʾū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">their arrival</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘ā·ḏe·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm" title="2659: way·yeḥ·pā·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root: to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach.">brings disappointment.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.…<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/22-5.htm">Psalm 22:5</a></span><br />They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-12.htm">Proverbs 13:12</a></span><br />Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></span><br />Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-18.htm">Lamentations 3:18</a></span><br />So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Ezekiel 29:16</a></span><br />Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Micah 1:7</a></span><br />All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a></span><br />And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">1 Corinthians 15:19</a></span><br />If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></span><br />I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18-19</a></span><br />Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a></span><br />But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Psalm 25:3</a></span><br />Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.</p><p class="hdg">confounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3,4</a></b></br> And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, <i>and</i> found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></b></br> O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, <i>and</i> they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a></b></br> And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Arrive</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Confident</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Trusted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Arrive</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Confident</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/job/32-18.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/30-26.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/122-4.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Trusted</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>They are confounded because they had hoped;</b><br>In this phrase, the term "confounded" suggests a deep sense of confusion and disillusionment. This reflects the emotional state of Job's friends, who had expected to find Job in a different condition. The concept of hope in the Bible often relates to trust in God's promises, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a>, where hope does not disappoint. Here, however, their hope is misplaced, leading to their confounding. This can be compared to the Israelites' hope in false gods or alliances, which often led to disappointment and confusion (<a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Isaiah 30:3</a>).<p><b>their arrival brings disappointment.</b><br>The arrival of Job's friends, who had initially come to comfort him, instead results in disappointment. This disappointment can be seen as a failure to meet expectations, similar to the unfulfilled hopes of the Israelites when they relied on human strength rather than divine intervention (<a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a>). The cultural context of ancient Near Eastern hospitality would have expected visitors to bring comfort and support, yet their presence only adds to Job's suffering. This can be contrasted with the arrival of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the hope of salvation and does not disappoint those who trust in Him (<a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Romans 10:11</a>).<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/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up offering misguided counsel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally considered to be in the area of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate sovereign being who allows Job's trials to test his faith and integrity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_job's_suffering.htm">The Event of Job's Suffering</a></b><br>Job's loss of wealth, health, and family, which sets the stage for the dialogues and discourses in the book.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misplaced_hope.htm">Understanding Misplaced Hope</a></b><br><a href="/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20</a> highlights the danger of placing hope in human wisdom or circumstances rather than in God. Believers are encouraged to examine where they place their hope and ensure it is rooted in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_disappointment.htm">The Reality of Disappointment</a></b><br>Disappointment is a common human experience, as seen in Job's lament. Christians are reminded that while earthly hopes may fail, God's faithfulness remains constant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_empathy_in_friendship.htm">The Importance of Empathy in Friendship</a></b><br>Job's friends arrived with the intention to comfort but ended up causing more pain. This teaches the importance of empathy and listening in supporting those who suffer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Job's trials serve as a reminder that suffering can lead to deeper faith and reliance on God. Believers are encouraged to seek God's purpose in their trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_anchored_in_christ.htm">Hope Anchored in Christ</a></b><br>While Job's hope was momentarily misplaced, Christians have the assurance of hope in Christ, which does not disappoint. This hope should be the anchor of our souls.<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/bible's_view_on_life's_disappointments.htm">What does the Bible say about life's disappointments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_god_disappointment.htm">What does the Bible say about disappointment with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wicked_prosper_despite_job_11_20.htm">Job 11:20 asserts the wicked lose hope, yet history and modern times show many unethical people prosper. How is this reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_young_man_purify_his_path.htm">How does one rise from despair to hope?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">They were confounded.</span>--Comp. Jeremiah's description of the famine (<a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm" title="And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.">Jeremiah 14:3</a>). (See margin.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They were confounded because they had hoped</span>. Shame and confusion of face came upon them in consequence of their vain hope. In the same way, Job implies, he is ashamed of having looked for compassion and kindness from his friends. He should have been wiser and have known better. <span class="cmt_word">They came thither, and were ashamed</span>. They not only hoped, but acted on their hope-let it turn them aside from their way (ver. 18) and bring them to ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-20.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">They are confounded</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֥שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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">their confidence;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָטָ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ṭāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their arrival</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥אוּ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brings disappointment.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yeḥ·pā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2659.htm">Strong's 2659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-20.htm">Job 6:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:20 They were distressed because they were confident (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:21" /></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>