Job 6:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.”
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“They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 6:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
- Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Proverbs 25:19Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
- Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
- Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
- Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Romans 9:33as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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