Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 6:17
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Berean Standard Bible
but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
King James Version
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
World English Bible
In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
American Standard Version
What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 6
15 But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
16 darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
17 but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
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