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The caravans that travel beside them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.
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The Vanishing Friends
Job's core complaint is that his friends are like unreliable streams. Commentators explain this verse as a powerful image of failure. Whether it describes the streams themselves winding away into nothingness or the caravans perishing as they search for water, the result is the same: bitter disappointment and peril for the one who relied on them. This illustrates the profound letdown Job felt from those he expected comfort from.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The paths of their way are turned aside - Noyes renders this, “The caravans turn aside to them on their way.” Good, “The outlets of…
19th Century
Anglican
They go to nothing. —It is doubtful whether this applies to the streams or to the caravans. Thus, The paths of their way are t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The paths of their way are turned aside That is, the waters, when melted by the heat of the sun, and the warmth of t…
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In his prosperity, Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. T…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, Job had shown that while he felt pain and spoke from that pain, he did so rationally and was not carried away by his suffe…