Job 6:20

20 pero fueron avergonzados por su esperanza; porque vinieron hasta ellas, y se hallaron confusos

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 apártanse de las sendas de su camino, suben en vano y se pierden

19 Las miraron los caminantes de Temán, los caminantes de Sabá esperaron en ellas

20 pero fueron avergonzados por su esperanza; porque vinieron hasta ellas, y se hallaron confusos

21 Ahora ciertamente vosotros sois como ellas; que habéis visto el tormento, y teméis

22 ¿Os he dicho yo: Traedme, y pagad por mí de vuestra hacienda