Job 6:19
The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
In Context
18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Cross References
Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
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 →