Job 6:19
Caravans from Tema looked, travelers from Sheba were confident,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
In Context
18Camel caravans turn aside to look for water, but don't find any and they die.
20but their hopes were dashed—they came and found nothing.
Cross References
Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
1 Kings 10:1The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough questions.
Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.
Jeremiah 25:23to Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all those who trim their hair on the sides of their heads;
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 →