Job 6:17
As soon as they flow forth, they vanish; When the heat cometh, they are dried up from their place.
Noyes Bible
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 turbid by reason of the ice, And the snow, which hideth itself in them.
18The caravans turn aside to them on their way; They go up into the desert, and perish.
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 →