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Job 30

BSB·31 verses ·Old Testament
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1But nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀wə·‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → they mock meשָֽׂחֲק֣וּśā·ḥă·qū — to laugh, mock, or make sportH7832 — Full Word Study →, men youngerצְעִירִ֥יםṣə·‘î·rîm — Small, least, youngest; insignificant or juniorH6810 — Full Word Study → than I amמִמֶּ֗נִּיmim·men·nî — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →, whoseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām — H1 — Full Word Study → I would have refusedמָאַ֥סְתִּיmā·’as·tî — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study → to entrust withעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → my sheepצֹאנִֽי׃ṣō·nî — flock of sheep or goatsH6629 — Full Word Study → dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal·ḇê — Dog; unclean animal used as insult or metaphorH3611 — Full Word Study →. 2What useלָ֣מָּהlām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → to me was the strengthכֹּ֣חַkō·aḥ — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study → of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםyə·ḏê·hem — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →, since their vigorכָּֽלַח׃kā·laḥ — vigor, strength, full age, prime of lifeH3624 — Full Word Study → had left themאָ֣בַד’ā·ḇaḏ — To perish, be destroyed, or lostH6 — Full Word Study →? 3Gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal·mūḏ — solitary, desolate, barrenH1565 — Full Word Study → from povertyבְּחֶ֥סֶרbə·ḥe·ser — Poverty, want, deficiency, lackH2639 — Full Word Study → and hungerוּבְכָפָ֗ןū·ḇə·ḵā·p̄ān — Famine; severe scarcity of foodH3720 — Full Word Study →, they gnawedהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha·‘ō·rə·qîm — to flee, escape, or withdraw quicklyH6207 — Full Word Study → the dry landצִיָּ֑הṣî·yāh — Dryness, aridity, barren wildernessH6723 — Full Word Study →, and the desolateשׁוֹאָ֥הšō·w·’āh — Desolation; ruin; devastating stormH7722 — Full Word Study → wastelandוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃ū·mə·šō·’āh — desolation, ruin, wastelandH4875 — Full Word Study → by nightאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ’e·meš — last night; yesterday; former timeH570 — Full Word Study →. 4They pluckedהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםhaq·qō·ṭə·p̄îm — to pluck, pick, or gather by handH6998 — Full Word Study → mallowמַלּ֣וּחַmal·lū·aḥ — Mallow plant; herb of lowly growthH4408 — Full Word Study → amongעֲלֵי־‘ă·lê- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the shrubsשִׂ֑יחַśî·aḥ — Bush, shrub, or small plantH7880 — Full Word Study →, and the rootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁwə·šō·reš — Root; foundation; origin; bottomH8328 — Full Word Study → of the broom treeרְתָמִ֣יםrə·ṯā·mîm — Broom shrub; desert plantH7574 — Full Word Study → were their foodלַחְמָֽם׃laḥ·mām — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study →. 5They were banishedיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּyə·ḡō·rā·šū — to drive out, expel, thrust awayH1644 — Full Word Study → fromמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → among men, shoutedיָרִ֥יעוּyā·rî·‘ū — to shout, cry out, make a loud noiseH7321 — Full Word Study → down like thievesכַּגַּנָּֽב׃kag·gan·nāḇ — thief; one who stealsH1590 — Full Word Study →, 6so that they livedלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןliš·kōn — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → on the slopesבַּעֲר֣וּץba·‘ă·rūṣ — terrible, dreadful, awesome in powerH6178 — Full Word Study → of the wadisנְחָלִ֣יםnə·ḥā·lîm — A stream or winter torrent; a narrow valleyH5158 — Full Word Study →, among the rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃wə·ḵê·p̄îm — rock, stoneH3710 — Full Word Study → and in holesחֹרֵ֖יḥō·rê — cave, hole, or hollow openingH2356 — Full Word Study → in the groundעָפָ֣ר‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study →. 7They cried outיִנְהָ֑קוּyin·hā·qū — to bray (of donkeys)H5101 — Full Word Study → amongבֵּין־bên- — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study → the shrubsשִׂיחִ֥יםśî·ḥîm — Bush, shrub, or small plantH7880 — Full Word Study → and huddledיְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃yə·sup·pā·ḥū — to scrape off; to cleave; to smite with scabH5596 — Full Word Study → beneathתַּ֖חַתta·ḥaṯ — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → the nettlesחָר֣וּלḥā·rūl — A stinging or prickly plant; nettleH2738 — Full Word Study →. 8A senselessנָ֭בָלnā·ḇāl — foolish, senseless person; moral depravityH5036 — Full Word Study → andגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → namelessשֵׁ֑םšêm — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → broodבְּנֵ֣יbə·nê — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, they were drivenנִ֝כְּא֗וּnik·kə·’ū — to strike, smite, or woundH5217 — Full Word Study → offמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →. 9And nowוְ֭עַתָּהwə·‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → they mock me in songנְגִינָתָ֣םnə·ḡî·nā·ṯām — stringed instrument music; instrumental musicH5058 — Full Word Study →; I have becomeוָאֱהִ֖יwā·’ĕ·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → a bywordלְמִלָּֽה׃lə·mil·lāh — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study → among them. 10They abhor meתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיti·‘ă·ḇū·nî — to abhor, regard with disgust or loathingH8581 — Full Word Study → and keep farרָ֣חֲקוּrā·ḥă·qū — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → from meמֶ֑נִּיmen·nî — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →; they do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → hesitateחָ֥שְׂכוּḥā·śə·ḵū — To withhold, restrain, or hold backH2820 — Full Word Study → to spitרֹֽק׃rōq — spittle, saliva, or the act of spittingH7536 — Full Word Study → in my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יū·mip·pā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. 11Becauseכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → God has unstrungפִ֭תַּחp̄it·taḥ — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → my bowיִתְרוֹyiṯ·rō — remainder, excess, superiorityH3499 — Full Word Study → and afflicted meוַיְעַנֵּ֑נִיway·‘an·nê·nî — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study →, they have cast offשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃šil·lê·ḥū — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → restraintוְ֝רֶ֗סֶןwə·re·sen — bridle; restraint or controlH7448 — Full Word Study → in my presenceמִפָּנַ֥יmip·pā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. 12The rabbleפִּרְחַ֪חpir·ḥaḥ — Youth; young person; brood or offspringH6526 — Full Word Study → arisesיָ֫ק֥וּמוּyā·qū·mū — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → atעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → my rightיָמִין֮yā·mîn — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study →; they lay snaresשִׁלֵּ֑חוּšil·lê·ḥū — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → for my feetרַגְלַ֥יraḡ·lay — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → and buildוַיָּסֹ֥לּוּway·yā·sōl·lū — to raise up, build, or exaltH5549 — Full Word Study → siege rampsאָרְח֥וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → against meעָ֝לַ֗י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. 13They tear upנָתְס֗וּnā·ṯə·sū — to break, shatter, or marH5420 — Full Word Study → my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יnə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯî — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study →; they profitיֹעִ֑ילוּyō·‘î·lū — to profit, gain advantage, benefitH3276 — Full Word Study → from my destructionלְהַוָּתִ֥יlə·haw·wā·ṯî — Calamity, destruction, ruin, wickednessH1942 — Full Word Study →, with no oneלֹ֖אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to restrainעֹזֵ֣ר‘ō·zêr — to help, aid, supportH5826 — Full Word Study → them. 14They advanceיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū — to come, arrive, approachH857 — Full Word Study → as through a wideרָחָ֣בrā·ḥāḇ — Broad, WideH7342 — Full Word Study → breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץkə·p̄e·reṣ — A gap, break, or rupture in a wall or boundaryH6556 — Full Word Study →; throughתַּ֥חַתta·ḥaṯ — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → the ruinsשֹׁ֝אָ֗הšō·ʾāh — Desolation; ruin; devastating stormH7722 — Full Word Study → they keep rolling inהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hiṯ·gal·gā·lū — to roll, turn over, or commitH1556 — Full Word Study →. 15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתbal·lā·hō·wṯ — Terror, dread, sudden frightH1091 — Full Word Study → are turned looseהָהְפַּ֥ךְhā·hə·paḵ — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → against meעָלַ֗י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →; they drive awayתִּרְדֹּ֣ףtir·dōp̄ — to pursue, chase, or persecuteH7291 — Full Word Study → my dignityנְדִבָתִ֑יnə·ḏi·ḇā·ṯî — Nobility, willingness, or voluntary offeringH5082 — Full Word Study → as by the windכָּ֭רוּחַkā·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →, and my prosperityיְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃yə·šu·‘ā·ṯî — Deliverance, salvation, rescue from dangerH3444 — Full Word Study → has passedעָבְרָ֥ה‘ā·ḇə·rāh — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → like a cloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בū·ḵə·‘āḇ — Cloud, thick cloud, or cloud massH5645 — Full Word Study →. 16And nowוְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → is poured outתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְtiš·tap·pêḵ — to pour out, shed, spillH8210 — Full Word Study → within meעָ֭לַי‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →; daysיְמֵי־yə·mê- — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃‘ō·nî — affliction, distress, troubleH6040 — Full Word Study → grip meיֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיyō·ḥă·zū·nî — to grasp, seize, or take hold ofH270 — Full Word Study →. 17Nightלַ֗יְלָהlay·lāh — Night, darkness, the period of darknessH3915 — Full Word Study → piercesנִקַּ֣רniq·qar — to dig, pierce, or gouge outH5365 — Full Word Study → my bonesעֲ֭צָמַי‘ă·ṣā·may — bone; body; substance; strengthH6106 — Full Word Study →, and my gnawing painsוְ֝עֹרְקַ֗יwə·‘ō·rə·qay — to flee, escape, or withdraw quicklyH6207 — Full Word Study → neverלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → restיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yiš·kā·ḇūn — to lie down, recline, sleepH7901 — Full Word Study →. 18With greatבְּרָב־bə·rāḇ- — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → forceכֹּ֭חַkō·aḥ — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study → He graspsיִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂyiṯ·ḥap·pêś — to search diligently, to seek out, to disguise oneselfH2664 — Full Word Study → my garmentלְבוּשִׁ֑יlə·ḇū·šî — Clothing, garment, or apparel worn on the bodyH3830 — Full Word Study →; He seizes meיַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃ya·’az·rê·nî — to gird, bind about, encircle with a belt or garmentH247 — Full Word Study → by the collarכְּפִ֖יkə·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of my tunicכֻתָּנְתִּ֣יḵut·tā·nə·tî — tunic or close-fitting garment worn under outer clothingH3801 — Full Word Study →. 19He throws meהֹרָ֥נִיhō·rā·nî — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → into the mudלַחֹ֑מֶרla·ḥō·mer — clay, mire, or a dry measure (homer)H2563 — Full Word Study →, and I have becomeוָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗לwā·’eṯ·maš·šêl — To speak in parables or proverbs; to make a comparisonH4911 — Full Word Study → like dustכֶּעָפָ֥רke·‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study → and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃wā·’ê·p̄er — Ashes, dust, or residue from fireH665 — Full Word Study →. 20I cry out to Youאֵ֭לֶיךָ’ê·le·ḵā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → for helpאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע’ă·šaw·wa‘ — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study →, but You do notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → answerתַעֲנֵ֑נִיṯa·‘ă·nê·nî — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →; when I stand upעָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי‘ā·maḏ·tî — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study →, You merely lookוַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶןwat·tiṯ·bō·nen — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → at me. 21You have ruthlessly turnedתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְtê·hā·p̄êḵ — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → on me; You oppose meתִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃ṯiś·ṭə·mê·nî — to oppose, bear a grudge, hate intenselyH7852 — Full Word Study → with Your strongבְּעֹ֖צֶםbə·‘ō·ṣem — strength, might, power, or substanceH6108 — Full Word Study → handיָדְךָ֣yā·ḏə·ḵā — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. 22You snatch me upתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיtiś·śā·’ê·nî — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → intoאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the windר֭וּחַrū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → and drive me before it; You toss me aboutוּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִיū·ṯə·mō·ḡə·ḡê·nî — to melt, dissolve, soften, or become weakH4127 — Full Word Study → in the stormתְּשֻׁוֶּה׃tə·šuw·wɛh — to level, equalize, make equal or suitableH7737 — Full Word Study →. 23Yesכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study →, I know thatיָ֭דַעְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → You will bring me downתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיtə·šî·ḇê·nî — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → to death, to the placeוּבֵ֖יתū·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmō·w·‘êḏ — appointed time; solemn assemblyH4150 — Full Word Study → for allלְכָל־lə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the livingחָֽי׃ḥāy — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. 24Yetאַ֣ךְ’aḵ — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → no oneלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → stretches outיִשְׁלַח־yiš·laḥ- — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → his handיָ֑דyāḏ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → to a ruined man whenאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → he cries for helpשֽׁוּעַ׃šū·a‘ — a cry; outcry; riches (dual meaning)H7769 — Full Word Study → in his distressבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbə·p̄î·ḏōw — Ruin, destruction, calamityH6365 — Full Word Study →. 25Have I notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → weptבָ֭כִיתִיḇā·ḵî·ṯî — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study → for those in troubleלִקְשֵׁה־liq·šêh- — Hard, severe, stubborn, unyieldingH7186 — Full Word Study →? Has my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → not grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה‘ā·ḡə·māh — to grieve; to be grieved or troubledH5701 — Full Word Study → for the needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃lā·’eḇ·yō·wn — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study →? 26But whenכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I hoped forקִ֭וִּיתִיqiw·wî·ṯî — To wait for; to expect with hopeH6960 — Full Word Study → goodט֣וֹבṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study →, evilרָ֑עrā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → cameוַיָּ֣בֹאway·yā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →; when I lookedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הwa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh — To wait; to hope; to expect with patienceH3176 — Full Word Study → for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרlə·’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study →, darknessאֹֽפֶל׃’ō·p̄el — Darkness, obscurity, gloomH652 — Full Word Study → fellוַיָּ֥בֹאway·yā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →. 27I am churningרֻתְּח֥וּrut·tə·ḥū — to boil, rage, or be heatedH7570 — Full Word Study → withinמֵעַ֖יmê·‘ay — belly, womb, inner selfH4578 — Full Word Study → and cannotוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → restדָ֗מּוּḏām·mū — to be silent, still, or ceaseH1826 — Full Word Study →; daysיְמֵי־yə·mê- — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃‘ō·nî — affliction, distress, troubleH6040 — Full Word Study → confront meקִדְּמֻ֥נִיqid·də·mu·nî — to meet, come before, prevent, anticipateH6923 — Full Word Study →. 28I go aboutהִ֭לַּכְתִּיhil·laḵ·tî — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → blackenedקֹדֵ֣רqō·ḏêr — to be dark; to mourn; to grow gloomyH6937 — Full Word Study →, but notבְּלֹ֣אbə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → by the sunחַמָּ֑הḥam·māh — Heat; intense warmth; sun's heatH2535 — Full Word Study →. I stand upקַ֖מְתִּיqam·tî — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֣לḇaq·qā·hāl — Assembly, congregation, gathering of peopleH6951 — Full Word Study → and cry for helpאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃’ă·šaw·wê·a‘ — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study →. 29I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → a brotherאָ֭ח’āḥ — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study → of jackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםlə·ṯan·nîm — Sea monster, dragon, or serpentH8577 — Full Word Study →, a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַwə·rê·a‘ — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study → of ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya·‘ă·nāh — ostrich (large flightless bird)H3284 — Full Word Study →. 30My skinע֭וֹרִי‘ō·w·rî — Skin, hide, leather coveringH5785 — Full Word Study → grows blackשָׁחַ֣רšā·ḥar — to grow dark, be black, or become darkenedH7835 — Full Word Study → and peelsמִנִּי־min·nî- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →, and my bonesוְעַצְמִי־wə·‘aṣ·mî- — bone; body; substance; strengthH6106 — Full Word Study → burnחָ֝֗רָהḥā·rāh — to burn with anger; to scorch or kindleH2787 — Full Word Study → with feverחֹֽרֶב׃ḥō·reḇ — drought, desolation, waste, barrennessH2721 — Full Word Study →. 31My harpכִּנֹּרִ֑יkin·nō·rî — stringed musical instrument; lyreH3658 — Full Word Study → is tunedוַיְהִ֣יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → to mourningלְ֭אֵבֶלlə·’ê·ḇel — mourning, lamentation, griefH60 — Full Word Study → and my fluteוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יwə·‘u·ḡā·ḇî — musical pipe or organH5748 — Full Word Study → to the soundלְק֣וֹלlə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of weepingבֹּכִֽים׃bō·ḵîm — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Job 30
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Job chapter 30 marks a dramatic shift in Job's lament as he compares his former dignity with his present degradation. Having lost his health, wealth, and social standing, Job now finds himself mocked and despised by the very lowest members of society—men whose fathers he would not have trusted with his flocks. This chapter intensifies Job's emotional and physical anguish, culminating in a desperate cry to God that seems to go unanswered. The passage reveals the depth of human suffering and the struggle to maintain faith when God's silence feels like divine opposition.

Verses 1–8: The Irony of Contempt

Job opens with bitter irony: those now ridiculing him are of such low social standing that their own fathers would have been beneath his notice. Verses 3–6 paint a vivid picture of their desperation—driven by famine into the wilderness, eating roots and wild plants, dwelling in caves like animals. Verse 8 describes them as "children of fools" and "viler than the earth." The point is not that Job despises them, but that their mockery carries a particular sting: the socially powerless now hold power over the once-mighty. This reversal reveals how thoroughly Job's fortunes have collapsed.

Verses 9–14: Rejection and Physical Attack

Job becomes not only the subject of their scorn but their very byword—a name used in reproach (verse 9). They spit in his face and assault him physically (verse 10). More significantly, verse 11 suggests they sense weakness in him: "Because he [God] hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me." When God permits suffering, others often exploit that vulnerability. Verses 12–14 describe relentless opposition—youth "rise up against" him, they block his path, and they come "upon me as a wide breaking in of waters." Job's suffering is not solitary; it includes abandonment and active persecution.

Verses 15–19: Physical Devastation

The focus turns inward to Job's bodily torment. "Terrors" pursue his soul (verse 15), his nights are pierced with pain (verse 17), and disease consumes him like a garment that binds him tight (verse 18). Verse 19's image—"cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes"—echoes Job's original repentance in chapter 42, but here it expresses despair rather than spiritual humility. Job is physically and spiritually undone.

Verses 20–23: The Cry of Abandonment

Job's anguish reaches its climax: "I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me" (verse 20). This is the believer's deepest fear—not that God cannot help, but that He will not. Job perceives God not as merciful but as an opponent who "liftest me up to the wind" and "causest me to ride upon it" (verse 22). Verse 23 concludes grimly: death is certain and approaching. Yet notice verse 24, which seems incomplete—perhaps suggesting that even in death there is some mysterious act of mercy that Job cannot fully grasp.

Verses 24–31: A Record of Righteousness and Final Lament

Verses 25–26 contain Job's appeal to his former righteousness: he wept for the troubled and grieved for the poor, yet when he expected good, evil came. His hope has become darkness. The final verses (27–31) paint Job as isolated and ruined—a "brother to dragons," his music turned to mourning. His body is blackened, his bones burned with heat. Everything that once brought him joy has become an instrument of sorrow.

Application for Today

Job 30 validates the reality of deep suffering and honest questioning of God. While Job's friends would later insist his suffering proves hidden sin, Job maintains his integrity even in despair. For believers today, this chapter teaches that faith is not the absence of anguish or doubt, but the willingness to cry out to God even when His silence seems cruel. We are invited to bring our full pain to Him, trusting that He hears even when He seems absent.

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