Job 6:4 Cross References - NSB

⁴ »The Almighty’s arrows are in me. My spirit drinks in their poison. God’s terrors set themselves against me.

²³ »I will heap distress on them! I will use my arrows on them. ²⁴ »They will be wasted by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter destruction. I will send teeth of wild animals on them, with the venom of crawling things (reptiles) of the dust.

⁴² »I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword will devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the longhaired leaders of the enemy.

¹⁷ »He crushes me with a tempest. He multiplies my wounds without cause.

¹² »I was at ease, but he shattered me. He has grabbed me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces. He has also set me up as his target. ¹³ »His arrows surround me. Without mercy he splits my kidneys open. He pours out my gall on the ground. ¹⁴ »He breaks through me with breach after breach. He runs at me like a warrior.

²⁰ »Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

¹⁵ »Terrorists turn on me; my honor is pursued as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

²³ »I was in terror of destruction from God and I could not face his majesty.

¹³ He has prepared his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts.

¹⁴ He shot his arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning to agitate (disturb and trouble) them.

¹² They turn their backs and flee because you aim your bow at their faces.

⁵ Your arrows are sharp. The peoples fall under you. Your arrows are in the heart of the King's enemies.

² Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.

¹⁵ Ever since I was young, I have been suffering and near death. I have endured your terrors, and now I am in despair. ¹⁶ Your burning anger has swept over me. Your terrors have destroyed me.

⁷ Answer me quickly, O Jehovah for my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

¹⁴ The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness. So who can tolerate a wounded spirit?

¹² With his bow bent, he made me the target for his arrows. ¹³ He has let fly his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.

³³ He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled. ³⁴ He said to them: »I am very sorrowful to the point of death. Stay here with me and watch.«

³⁴ At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: »Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?« Interpreted it means, »My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?«

¹¹ We know what it means to respect the Lord so we persuade others. God knows us and I hope that you know us in your hearts (consciences).