Job 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”

Job 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?”

Job 6:5 — World English Bible

Job 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?”

Job 6:5 — American Standard Version

Job 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Brayeth a wild ass over tender grass? Loweth an ox over his provender?”

Job 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder?”

Job 6:5 — Darby Translation

Job 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Doeth the wilde asse bray when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder?”

Job 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 6:5 in Context — Job 6

3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

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.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

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What Does Job 6:5 Mean?

Job 6:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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