Job 6:16
Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
In Context
15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that overflow,
17What time they wax warm, they vanish, when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Cross References
Job 38:29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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 →