King James Version

Job 6:20

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

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בֹּ֥שׁוּboshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be confounded”, a completed actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בָטָ֑חvatachbe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be bold”, a completed actionH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בָּ֥אוּbavto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עָ֝דֶ֗יהָadeyhaevenעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּvayechparvand be ashamedחָפֵרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be ashamed”, the next action in the storyH2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproachbe ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.

Young’s Literal Translation

They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.

World English Bible

They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.

Darby Translation

They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.

Douay-Rheims

They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αἰσχύνην ὀφειλήσουσιν, οἱ ἐπὶ πόλεσι καὶ χρήμασι πεποιθότες.