Job 6:3 “For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words ha…”

Job 6:3

For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

World English Bible

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.

American Standard Version

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

Geneva Bible 1599

For it woulde be nowe heauier then the sande of the sea: therefore my wordes are swallowed vp.

Darby Translation

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.

Young's Literal Translation

For now, than the sands of the sea it is heavier, Therefore my words have been rash.

Bible in Basic English

For then its weight would be more than the sand of the seas: because of this my words have been uncontrolled.

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Cross references

“heavier”

Proverbs 27:3 Matthew 11:28

Proverbs 27:3 · BSB

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Matthew 11:28 · BSB

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

“my words are swallowed up”

Psalm 40:5 Psalm 77:4 Job 37:19 Job 37:20

Psalm 40:5 · BSB

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Psalm 77:4 · BSB

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

Job 37:19 · BSB

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

Job 37:20 · BSB

Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up ?

Also

Job 23:2

Job 23:2 · BSB

“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

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