Job 6:22
Is it that I said, Make me a gift, or, out of your abundance, offer a bribe on my behalf;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
In Context
21For, now, ye have come to him, ye see something fearful, and fear.
23And deliver me from the hand of the adversary? And, out of the hand of tyrants, ransom me?
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:3Behold me! testify against me, before Yahweh, and before his Anointed—Whose, ox, have I taken? or whose, ass, have I taken? or whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed? or at whose, hands, have I taken a bribe, to cover up mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it unto you.
Acts 20:33The silver or gold or apparel of no one, did I covet:
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 →