Job 6:20
Strong's Lexicon
They are confounded
בֹּ֥שׁוּ (bō·šū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 954: 1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to feel shame 1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of) 1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to put to shame 1c2) to act shamefully 1c3) to be ashamed 1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another

by
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

their confidence;
בָטָ֑ח (ḇā·ṭāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 982: 1) to trust 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to trust, trust in 1a2) to have confidence, be confident 1a3) to be bold 1a4) to be secure 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to trust, make secure 2) (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

their arrival
בָּ֥אוּ‪‬ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

brings disappointment.
וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃ (way·yeḥ·pā·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2659: 1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed 1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed 1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

Young's Literal Translation
They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are frustrated. 

New American Standard Bible
"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.

King James Bible
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.

New Living Translation
They count on it but are disappointed. When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.

English Standard Version
They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed.

New American Standard Bible
"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.

King James Bible
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are frustrated.

International Standard Version
For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.

NET Bible
They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

American Standard Version
They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.

English Revised Version
They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.

Young's Literal Translation
They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.
















Cross References
Jeremiah 14:3
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

Job 6:18
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

Job 6:17
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

Job 6:21
For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

Job 6:22
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

Job 6:23
Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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