King James Version
Job 6:20 in the King James Version says “They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.” — study this verse from Job chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.”
Job 6:20 · KJV
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. ye are: or, ye are like to them: Heb. to it nothing: Heb. not
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They were confounded”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“because they had hoped”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“thither and were ashamed”
H2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
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