Job 6:17
At the time when they feel the warmth, they vanish; when it is hot, they are quenched out of their place.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
In Context
16Which are made turbid by reason of the ice, wherein the snow hideth itself;
18The paths of their course wind themselves along; they go in the wilderness and are lost.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gil'ad, unto Achab, As the Lord the God of Israel liveth, before whom I have stood, there shall not be in these years dew or rain, except according to my word.
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 →