Job 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:6 — KJV
“Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?”
— Job 6:6 (KJV)
Job 6:6 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 6:6
“And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:6: can, eaten, any
“I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?”
Shares key themes with Job 6:6: can, any, taste
“They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces”
Shares key themes with Job 6:6: eaten, without, any
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:6: can, without
“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little”
Shares key themes with Job 6:6: can, any
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