Job 6:19

"The caravans that travel beside them turn away. They go up into the waste, and perish."

Key Reflection

This verse portrays a bleak image where travelers on their way avoid the vicinity of those in distress, symbolizing how others may shun or ignore the needy, leading to further isolation and potential harm. It highlights the social repercussions of one's condition, illustrating the harsh realities of human nature and societal indifference during times of suffering.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The troops of Tema looked -That is, looked for the streams of water. On the situation of Tema, see Notes,Job 2:11. This was the country of Eliphaz, and the image would be well understood by him. The figure is one of exquisite beauty. It means that the caravans from Tema, in journeying through the desert, looked for those streams. They came with an expectation of finding the means of allaying their thirst. When they came there they were disappointed, for the waters had disappeared. Reiske, however, renders this, “Their tracks (the branchings of the flood) tend toward Tema;” - a translation which the Hebrew will bear, but the usual version is more correct, and is more elegant.

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