Job 6:15
My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
In Context
14He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
16Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;
Cross References
Job 13:4But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.
Job 19:13He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me.
Psalms 38:11\38:10\My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
Psalms 55:12\55:11\Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
Proverbs 25:19Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending and my wound without hope of being made well? Sorrow is mine, for you are to me as a stream offering false hope and as waters which are not certain.
Matthew Henry on Job 6:15-22
14 To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; 16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: 17 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. 18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. 19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.… Read the whole commentary →