Job 6:15

But my brethren are faithless like a brook; Like streams of the valley that pass away;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

In Context

14To the afflicted, kindness should be shown by a friend; Else he casteth off the fear of the Almighty.

16Which are turbid by reason of the ice, And the snow, which hideth itself in them.

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Cross References

Job 13:4For ye are forgers of lies; Physicians of no value, all of you!

Job 19:13My brethren he hath put far from me, And my acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

Psalms 38:11My friends and acquaintance keep aloof from my woe, And my kinsmen stand afar off:

Psalms 55:12It was not an enemy that reviled me, Then I could have borne it; Nor one that hated me, who rose up against me; From him I could have hid myself.

Proverbs 25:19As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual, And my wound mortal, refusing to be healed? Thou hast been to me like a deceitful stream; Like waters that fail.

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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