Job 6:17

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Job 6:17

BSB

but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

AKJV

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

CPDV

At that time, when they are scattered, they will perish, and when it becomes hot, they will be freed from their place.

ERV

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

NHEB

In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

SMT

In the time they will flow of they became extinct: in its heat they were extinguished from their place.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 6:17

WhattimeH6256Noun FemininetheywaxwarmH2215VerbtheyvanishH6789VerbwhenitishotH2527Noun MasculinetheyareconsumedoutH1846VerboftheirplaceH4725Noun Masculine

Commentary for Job 6:17

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Job 6:17

Summary

Temporary waters disappear when warming

Event

Streams vanish in heat

Estimated Time Period

c. 2000 BC