Job 6:24

Translations

Modern

Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

Traditional

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Literal

…teach me, and I will be silent, and give understanding to me of how I have erred.

Latin

Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.

Original

Hebrew

English

Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

Notes

Job 6:14–27

Job and his friends might have shared a covenant (special agreement) of loyalty and faith (Hebrew khesed; see Genesis 21:23; Exodus 15:13; 1 Chronicles 16:34). This bond would have made them like brothers, those who protect, and friends he could trust (Job 6:14–15; 6:21–23, 27). If they were in a covenant with one another, Job was accusing his friends of violating their covenant with him.

Job 6:1–7:21

Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Job 34:32
Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
Job 10:2
I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
Psalm 39:1–2
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
Psalm 19:12
Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
Job 5:27
Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
Job 33:1
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
Job 32:11
Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
Job 32:15–16
Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.
Proverbs 25:12
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Be Still Prayer Under Affliction: That we May Know the Causes of Our Trouble

Job 6:24

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