Job 6:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job charges that his friends would cast lots over an orphan and dig a pit to trap a friend.
What Does Job 6:27 Mean?
Job's protest sharpens into a serious accusation. Their hardness, he says, is the kind that would gamble over a defenseless orphan and dig a trap to ensnare a friend. He feels treated as prey rather than comforted as a sufferer.
Scripture everywhere defends the fatherless and condemns those who exploit the weak. Job appeals to that deep moral order. The way we treat the most vulnerable reveals the truth of our hearts. God is the defender of the orphan and the helpless, and He calls His people to be shelter, never a snare.
Job 6:27 in the Original Language
yathom (יָתוֹם), 'fatherless' -- the orphan, whom Scripture places under God's special protection.
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What does Job 6:27 mean?
Job charges that his friends would cast lots over an orphan and dig a pit to trap a friend.