Job 6 · Verse 20

Job 6:20

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

Job 6:20, King James Version

Job 6:20 in other translations

BSB	They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
WEB	They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
ASV	They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.
YLT	They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.
DARBY	They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.
BBE	They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.
Webster	They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

What does Job 6:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

20. literally, "each had hoped"; namely, that their companions would find water. The greater had been their hopes the more bitter now their disappointment; they came thither--to the place. and were ashamed--literally, "their countenances burn," an Oriental phrase for the shame and consternation of deceived expectation; so "ashamed" as to disappointment (Ro 5:5).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 6:14-30

In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. Those who rest their expectations on the creature, will find it fail when it should help them; whereas those who make God their confidence, have help in the time of need, He 4:16. Those who make gold their hope, sooner or later will be ashamed of it, and of their confidence…

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Job 6:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuthey are disappointedH954

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588

בָטָ֑חva.Tachhe had been confidentH982

בָּ֥אוּBa.'uthey comeH935

עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.hato itH5704

וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ\׃vai.yech.Pa.ruand they were disappointedH2659

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 6:20

Jeremiah 17:13
O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Romans 9:33
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Jeremiah 14:3-4
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Romans 5:5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

confounded.
Jer 14:3,4; 17:13; Ro 5:5; 9:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Job 6:20
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Job 6:21
For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

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Job 6:20 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Mas fueron avergonzados por su esperanza; porque vinieron hasta ellas, y halláronse confusos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ils ont été honteux de leur confiance; ils sont venus là, et ont été confondus.
German Elberfelder 1871	sie wurden beschämt, weil sie auf sie vertraut hatten, sie kamen hin und wurden zu Schanden.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.