Job 6:16

Which are made turbid by reason of the ice, wherein the snow hideth itself;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

In Context

15My brothers are treacherous as a brook, like flowing brooks they pass along;

17At the time when they feel the warmth, they vanish; when it is hot, they are quenched out of their place.

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Cross References

Job 38:29Out of whose womb cometh forth the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven—who giveth birth to 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 →

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