Job 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.”
Job 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 6:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“My soul refuses to touch them. They are as loathsome food to me.”
Job 6:7 — World English Bible
Job 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“My soul refuseth to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.”
Job 6:7 — American Standard Version
Job 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“My soul is refusing to touch! They <FI>are<Fi> as my sickening food.”
Job 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food. ”
Job 6:7 — Darby Translation
Job 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Such things as my soule refused to touch, as were sorowes, are my meate.”
Job 6:7 — Geneva Bible
Job 6:7 in Context — Job 6
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.
8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
What Does Job 6:7 Mean?
Job 6:7 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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