Job 6:20

20 They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed.

Job 6:20 Meaning and Commentary

Job 6:20

And they were confounded because they had hoped
When they came to the places where they hoped to find water, finding none were ashamed of their vain hope, and reflected upon themselves for being so foolish as to raise their expectations upon such a groundless surmise:

they came thither, and were ashamed;
which is the same thing expressed in different words; and aptly enough describes Job's disappointment in not meeting with that relief and comfort he expected from his friends, to whom he makes application of all this in the following words.

Job 6:20 In-Context

18 They change their course. They go into a wasteland and disappear.

19 Caravans from Tema look for them. Travelers from Sheba search for them.

20 They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed.

21 "So you are as unreliable to me [as they are]. You see something terrifying, and you are afraid.

22 Did I ever say, 'Give me a gift,' or 'Offer me a bribe from your wealth,'