Job 6:17
By the time they begin to thaw, they are dried up, as soon as it is warm, they have vanished out of their place.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 darken by reason of the cold, over them, is a covering made by the snow:
18Caravans turn aside by their course, they go up into a waste, and are lost:
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,—save at the bidding of 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 →