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Job 6:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 6:4

Verse 4 of 30

Scripture focus

For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Job 6:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 6:4

Theological / Devotional

Arrows of the Almighty. A figurative expression describing calamities generally (see Deut. 32:23; Ps. 7:13; 38:2; Eze. 5:16). Job here specifically names God as the author of his trouble. This thought seems greatly to add to his suffering, for he cannot understand why God should treat him thus.

Poison. It was common in some countries for warriors to fight with arrows dipped in poison (see Ps. 7:13). Instead of “the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit,” the clause may be translated “the poison whereof my spirit drinketh.”

Array. A picture representing Job’s evils arrayed against him like the forces of a hostile enemy.

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