John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 6:16
Which are blackish by reason of the ice ,.... When frozen over, they look of a blackish colour, and is what is called a black frost; and these either describe Job and his domestics, as some F8 So Michaelis. think whom Eliphaz and his two friends compared to the above streams water passed away from, or passed by and neglected, and showed no friendship to; who were in black, mournful and rueful circumstances, through the severe hand of God upon them. The word is rendered, "those which... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 6:14-21
Eliphaz had been very severe in his censures of Job; and his companions, though as yet they had said little, yet had intimated their concurrence with him. Their unkindness therein poor Job here complains of, as an aggravation of his calamity and a further excuse of his desire to die; for what satisfaction could he ever expect in this world when those that should have been his comforters thus proved his tormentors? I. He shows what reason he had to expect kindness from them. His expectation was... read more