Job 6:4

4 The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.

Job 6:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 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.
ESV
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
NLT
4 For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. Their poison infects my spirit. God’s terrors are lined up against me.
MSG
4 The arrows of God Almighty are in me, poison arrows - and I'm poisoned all through! God has dumped the whole works on me.
CSB
4 Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God's terrors are arrayed against me.

Job 6:4 In-Context

2 “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3 It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4 The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow ?

Cross References 7

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 32:23; Psalms 38:2
  • 2. S Genesis 17:1
  • 3. Job 7:20; Job 16:12,13; Job 19:12; Lamentations 3:12
  • 4. Job 21:20
  • 5. S Deuteronomy 32:32; Job 30:21; Job 34:6; Jeremiah 15:18; Jeremiah 30:12
  • 6. Job 9:34; Job 13:21; Job 18:11; Job 23:6; Job 27:20; Job 30:15; Job 33:16
  • 7. S Job 3:23; Psalms 88:15-18
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