Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 6:14

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 6:14

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 6:14

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty." — Job 6:14 (ASV)

But he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. —It is difficult to determine the precise relation of dependent clauses in an archaic language like the Hebrew; but the Authorized Version is, in any case, not correct here, the sense rather being, “Even to one that forsakes the fear of the Almighty;” or, perhaps, better still, “lest he should forsake;” or, “he may even forsake,” etc.