Job 6:4
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For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.

the arrows.

Job 16:12-14 I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark. . . .

Deuteronomy 32:23,42 I will heap evils upon them, and will spend my arrows among them. . . .

Psalm 7:13 And in it he hath prepared to instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.

Psalm 18:14 And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 21:12 For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

Psalm 38:2 For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

Psalm 45:5 Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.

Lamentations 3:12,13 Daleth. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for his arrows. . . .

drinketh up.

Deuteronomy 32:24 They shall be consumed with famine, and birds shall devour them with a most bitter bite: I will send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the fury of creatures that trail upon the ground, and of serpents.

Psalm 143:7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

Mark 14:33,34 And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy. . . .

Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted: My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me?

the terrors.

Job 9:17 For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.

Job 30:15 I am brought to nothing: as a wind thou hast taken away my desire: and my prosperity hath passed away like a cloud.

Job 31:23 For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was unable to bear.

Psalm 88:15,16 I am poor, and in labours from my youth: and being exalted have been humbled and troubled. . . .

2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we use persuasion to men: but to God we are manifest. And I trust also that in your consciences we are manifest.

Context
Job Replies: My Complaint is Just
3As the sand of the sea, this would appear heavier: therefore, my words are full of sorrow: 4For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.5Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?…
Cross References
Ruth 1:20
But she said to them: Call me not Noemi (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara (that is, bitter), for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness.

Job 16:13
He hath compassed me round about with his lances, he hath wounded my loins, he hath not spared, and hath poured out my bowels on the earth,

Job 20:16
He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.

Job 21:20
His eyes shall see his own destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 30:15
I am brought to nothing: as a wind thou hast taken away my desire: and my prosperity hath passed away like a cloud.

Job 34:6
For in judging me there is a lie: my arrow is violent without any sin.

Psalm 38:2
For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

Psalm 88:15
I am poor, and in labours from my youth: and being exalted have been humbled and troubled.

Isaiah 28:19
Whensoever it shall pass through, it shall take you away: because in the morning early it shall pass through, in the day and in the night, and vexation alone shall make you understand what you hear.

Lamentations 2:4
Daleth. He hath bent his bow as an enemy, he hath fixed his right hand as an adversary: and he hath killed all that was fair to behold in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion, he hath poured out his indignation like fire.

Lamentations 3:12
Daleth. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for his arrows.

Lexicon
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the arrows
חִצֵּ֪י (ḥiṣ·ṣê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear

of the Almighty
שַׁדַּ֡י (šad·day)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7706: The Almighty

have pierced me;
עִמָּדִ֗י (‘im·mā·ḏî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,

my spirit
רוּחִ֑י (rū·ḥî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

drinks in
שֹׁתָ֣ה (šō·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

their poison;
חֲ֭מָתָם (ḥă·mā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2534: Heat, anger, poison

the terrors
בִּעוּתֵ֖י (bi·‘ū·ṯê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1161: Terrors, alarms

of God
אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: God -- a deity, the Deity

are arrayed against me.
יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃ (ya·‘ar·ḵū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order


Additional Translations
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God are arrayed against me.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

For arrows of the Mighty are with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves for me!
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