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Job 6:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Job 6:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any flavour in the juice of mallows?[a]
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are like food that is loathsome to me.[b]
8 ‘O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
Job 6:6-8
New International Version
Job 6:6-8
New International Version
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(A)
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.(B)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,(C)
Footnotes
- Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Job 6:6-8
King James Version
Job 6:6-8
King James Version
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!
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Job 6:6-8
English Standard Version
Job 6:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?[a]
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.[b]
8 “Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
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