Job 6:20
They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
In Context
19The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them:
21So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.
Cross References
Job 13:4But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.
Proverbs 25:19Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Romans 9:33As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
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 →