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

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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!

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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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