Job 6:1-30

6:1-7:10 | Job replied to Eliphaz that his suffering was without reason; my righteousness still stands. His friends seemed more intent on arguing their point than on trying to understand his situation. Yet in the end, what does arguing prove?

6:2-7 | Job used several metaphors to describe his suffering (1) the sand of the sea, which implies a vast amount (Gen. 22:17; 32:12) and profound weight (Prov. 27:3); (2) as though shot with arrows (Lam. 3:12-13), an OT expression for judgment; and (3) tasteless, like the white of an egg. Job’s point – life had lost all its pleasure. Anyone who has come to this place in his or her life understands these feelings completely.

6:14 | Here is a good reminder to those who long to comfort the wounded; kindness should be shown by anyone who is a friend to the afflicted.

6:27 | Fatherless was both a personal lament and a reminder to Job’s friends that all of his children had died.