Key Verse Spotlight
Job 6:14 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“To him that is afflicted pity {should be shewed} from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. {is afflicted: Heb. melteth}”
Job 6:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{Is} my strength the strength of stones? or {is} my flesh of brass? {of brass: Heb. brasen?}
{Is} not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
To him that is afflicted pity {should be shewed} from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. {is afflicted: Heb. melteth}
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, {and} as the stream of brooks they pass away;
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, {and} wherein the snow is hid:
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