Job 6:27

6:26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon

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Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

6:28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. evident: Heb. before your face

What does Job 6:27 mean?

Job 6:27 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָפַל (nâphal), יָתוֹם (yâthôwm), כָּרָה (kârâh). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Yea,

overwhelmנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

the

fatherless,יָתוֹםyâthôwm/yaw-thome'/H3490a bereaved person

and

digכָּרָהkârâh/kaw-raw'/H3738properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open

pit

for

your

friend.רֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7453an associate (more or less close)

overwhelm:

Heb.

cause

fall

upon

Commentary on Job 6:27

HENRY_FULL · Job 6:27

h.9" We left two royal edicts in force, both given at the court of Shushan, one bearing date the thirteenth day of the first month, appointing that on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month then next ensuing all the Jews should be killed; another bearing date the twenty-third day of the third month, empowering the Jews, on the day appointed for their slaughter, to draw the sword in their own defence and make their part good against their enemies as well as they could. Great expectation there was, no doubt, of this day, and the issue of it. The Jews' cause was to be tried by battle and the day was fixed for the combat by authority. Their enemies resolved not to lose the advantages given them by the first edict, in hope to overpower them by numbers; the Jews relied on the goodness of their God and the justice of their cause, and resolved to make their utmost efforts against their enemies. The day comes at length; and here we are told, I. What a glorious day it was, that year, to the Jews, and the two days following—a day of victory and triumph, both in the city Shushan and in all the rest of the king's provinces, ver. 1-19 . II. What a memorable day it was made to posterity, by an annual feast, in commemoration of this great deliverance, called "the feast of Purim," ver. 20-32 .

Cross-references

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Genesis 35:5

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 23:27

I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. backs: Heb. neck

Deuteronomy 2:30

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

Joshua 2:9

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. faint: Heb. melt

Joshua 11:20

For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Job 6:10

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Job 6:16

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

Job 8:11

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Job 8:17

His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

Isaiah 8:9

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. people and: or, people, yet