Job 6:16

What does Job 6:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 6:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth itself:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth itself:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

That are black because of ice, By them doth snow hide itself.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Which are turbid by reason of the ice, in which the snow hideth itself:

Context

v.15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;

v.16This passage

v.17What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

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