What does Job 6:21 mean?

Job 6:21 highlights themes such as fear, rejection, friendship when read in context.

How should I apply Job 6:21 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

23Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

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Proverbs 18:24
This verse speaks of the importance of friends, paralleling Job's feelings of abandonment.
Matthew 5:11
Jesus teaches about being persecuted for righteousness, reflecting Job's experience.
Hebrews 13:6
The assurance of the Lord's presence contrasts with Job's feelings of being overwhelmed.