NASB — Job 30 — KJV

Job’s Present State Is Humiliating

  1 “But now° those° younger° than° I amock° me,
  Whose° fathers° I disdained° to put° with the dogs° of my flock°.
  2 “Indeed°, what° [good was] the strength° of their hands° to me?
  Vigor° had perished° from them.
  3 “From want° and famine° they are gaunt°
  Who gnaw° the dry° ground by night° in waste° and desolation°,
  4 Who pluck° Imallow° by the bushes°,
  And whose food° is the root° of the broom° shrub°.
  5 “They are driven° from the community°;
  They shout° against° them as [against] a thief°,
  6 So that they dwell° in dreadful° Ivalleys°,
  In holes° of the earth° and of the rocks°.
  7 “Among° the bushes° they Icry° out;
  Under° the nettles° they are gathered° together°.
  8IFools°°, even° IIthose° without° a name°,
  They were scourged° from the land°.

[1] aJb 12:4
[4] II.e. plant of the salt marshes
[6] IOr wadis
[7] IOr bray
[8] ILit Sons of fools IILit sons

  9 ¶ “And now° I have become° their Iataunt°,
  I have even become° a bbyword° to them.
  10 “They abhor° me [and] stand° aloof° from me,
  And they do not Irefrain° from aspitting° at my face°.
  11 “Because° IHe has loosed° IIHis IIIbowstring° and aafflicted° me,
  They have cast° off° bthe bridle° before°° me.
  12 “On the right° hand° their Ibrood° arises°;
  They athrust° aside my feet° band build° up against° me their ways° of destruction°.
  13 “They abreak° up my path°,
  They profit° Ifrom my destruction°;
  No° one restrains° them.
  14 “As [through] a wide° breach° they come°,
  IAmid° the tempest° they roll° on.
  15aTerrors° are turned° against° me;
  They pursue° my Ihonor° as the wind°,
  And my IIprosperity° has passed° away° blike a cloud°.

[9] ILit song aJb 12:4 bJb 17:6; Ps 69:11; Lm 3:14, 63
[10] ILit withhold spit from my face aNu 12:14; Dt 25:9; Jb 17:6; Is 50:6; Mt 26:67
[11] IOr they IISome mss read my IIIOr cord aRu 1:21; Ps 88:7 bPs 32:9
[12] IPossibly sprout or offspring aPs 140:4, 5 bJb 19:12
[13] ILit for aIs 3:12
[14] ILit Under
[15] IOr nobility IIOr welfare aJb 3:25; 31:23; Ps 55:3-5 bJb 7:9; Ho 13:3

  16 ¶ “And now° amy soul° is poured° out Iwithin° me;
  Days° of affliction° have seized° me.
  17 “At night° it pierces° amy bones° Iwithin°° me,
  And my gnawing° [pains] take° no° rest°.
  18 “By a great° force° my garment° is adistorted°;
  It binds° me about as the collar° of my coat°.
  19 “He has cast° me into the amire°,
  And I have become° like° dust° and ashes°.
  20 “I acry° out to You for help°, but You do not answer° me;
  I stand° up, and You turn° Your attention° against me.
  21 “You have Ibecome° cruel° to me;
  With the might° of Your hand° You apersecute° me.
  22 “You alift° me up to the wind° [and] cause me to ride°;
  And You dissolve° me in a storm°.
  23 “For I know° that You awill bring° me to death°
  And to the bhouse° of meeting° for all° living°.

[16] ILit upon a1S 1:15; Jb 3:24; Ps 22:14; 42:4; Is 53:12
[17] ILit from upon aJb 30:30
[18] aJb 2:7
[19] aPs 69:2, 14
[20] aJb 19:7
[21] ILit turned to be aJb 10:3; 16:9, 14; 19:6, 22
[22] aJb 9:17; 27:21
[23] aJb 9:22; 10:8 bJb 3:19; Ec 12:5

  24 ¶ “Yet° does not one in a heap° of ruins° stretch° out [his] hand°,
  Or° in his disaster° therefore° acry° out for help°?
  25 “Have I not awept° for the Ione whose life° is hard°?
  Was not my soul° grieved° for bthe needy°?
  26 “When° I aexpected° good°, then evil° came°;
  When I waited° for light°, bthen darkness° came°.
  27II am seething° awithin° and cannot° relax°;
  Days° of affliction° confront° me.
  28 “I go° about Iamourning° without° comfort;
  I stand° up in the assembly° [and] bcry° out for help°.
  29 “I have become° a brother° to ajackals°
  And a companion° of ostriches°°.
  30 “My askin° turns° black° Ion me,
  And my bbones° burn° with IIfever°.
  31 “Therefore my aharp° Iis turned° to mourning°,
  And my flute° to the sound° of those who weep°.

[24] aJb 19:7
[25] ILit hard of day aPs 35:13, 14; Ro 12:15 bJb 24:4
[26] aJb 3:25, 26; Jr 8:15 bJb 19:8
[27] ILit My inward parts are boiling aLm 2:11
[28] IOr blackened, but not by the heat of the sun aJb 30:31; Ps 38:6; 42:9; 43:2 bJb 19:7
[29] aPs 44:19; Mi 1:8
[30] ILit from upon IILit heat aJb 2:7 bPs 102:3
[31] ILit becomes aIs 24:8


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Job's honour is turned into extreme contempt.

1 ¶ But now² [they that are] youngerºº than² I have me in derision,ºª² whose² fathersº I would have disdainedºª to have setºª with² the dogsº of my flock.º 2 Yea,² wheretoº [might] the strengthº of their handsº [profit] me, in whom² old ageº was perished?ºª 3 For wantº and famineº [they were] solitary;º fleeingºª into the wildernessº in former timeº desolateº and waste.º 4 Who cut upºª mallowsº by² the bushes,º and juniperº rootsº [for] their meat.º 5 They were driven forthºª from² amongº [men], (they criedºª after² them as [after] a thief;)º 6 To dwellºª in the cliftsº of the valleys,º [in] cavesº of the earth,º and [in] the rocks.º 7 Among² the bushesº they brayed;ºª under² the nettlesº they were gathered together.ºª 8 [They were] childrenº of fools,º yea,² childrenº of base men:º² they were vilerºª than² the earth.º 9 And now² am² I their song,º yea, I am² their byword.º 10 They abhorºª me, they flee farºª from² me, and spareºª not² to spitº in my face.º² 11 Because² he hath loosedºª my cord,º and afflictedºª me, they have also let looseºª the bridleº beforeº² me. 12 Upon² [my] rightº [hand] riseºª the youth;º they push awayºª my feet,º and they raise upºª against² me the waysº of their destruction.º 13 They marºª my path,º they set forwardºª my calamity,ºª¹ they have no² helper.ºª 14 They cameºª [upon me] as a wideº breaking¹ in² [of waters]: inº the desolationº they rolled¹ª themselves² [upon me].

[1] 2K 2:23; Jb 19:13; 29:8; Ps 35:15; 69:12; Is 3:5; Mk 14:65; 15:17; Lk 23:14, 18, 35, 39; Ac 17:5; Tit 1:12.
[3] Jb 24:5, 13; He 11:38.
[4] 2K 4:38; Am 7:14; Lk 15:16.
[5] Gn 4:12; Ps 109:10; Dn 4:25, 32.
[6] Jg 6:2; 1S 22:1; Is 2:19; Rv 6:15.
[7] Gn 16:12; Jb 6:5; 11:12; Pv 24:31; Zp 2:9.
[8] 2K 8:18, 27; 2Ch 22:3; Jb 40:4; Ps 15:4; 49:10; Pv 1:7, 22; 16:22; Is 32:6; Jr 7:18; Mk 6:24.
[9] Jb 17:6; Ps 35:15; 44:14; 69:12; Lm 3:14, 63.
[10] Nu 12:14; Dt 25:9; Jb 19:13, 19; 42:6; Ps 88:8; Pv 19:7; Is 50:6; Zc 11:8; Mt 26:56, 67; 27:30.
[11] 2S 16:5; Jb 12:18, 21; Ps 35:21; Mt 26:67; 27:39; Jm 1:26.
[12] Jb 19:12, 18; Is 3:5.
[13] Ps 69:26; Zc 1:15.
[14] Jb 22:16; Ps 18:4; 69:14; Is 8:7.

His prosperity into calamity.

15 Terrorsº are turnedºª upon² me: they pursueºª my soulº as the wind:º and my welfareº passeth awayºª as a cloud.º 16 And now² my soulº is poured outºª upon² me; the daysº of afflictionº have taken hold¹ª upon² me. 17 My bonesº are piercedºª in²² me in the night season:º and my sinewsºª take no rest.ºª² 18 By the greatº forceº [of my disease] is my garmentº changed:ºª it bindeth me aboutºª as the collarº of my coat.º 19 He hath castºª me into the mire,º and I am become² like¹ª dustº and ashes.º 20 I cryºª unto² thee, and thou dost not² hearºª me: I stand up,ºª and thou regardestºª me [not]. 21 Thou art becomeºª cruelº to me: with thy strongº handº thou opposest¹ª thyself against² me. 22 Thou liftest me upºª to² the wind;º thou causest me to rideºª [upon it], and dissolvestºª my substance.º¹ªª 23 For² I knowºª [that] thou wilt bringºª me [to] death,º and [to] the houseº appointedº for all² living.º 24 Howbeit² he will not² stretch outºª [his] handº to the grave,º though² they cryº in his destruction.º 25 Did not² I weepºª for him that was in trouble?ºº was [not] my soulº grievedºª for the poor?º 26 When² I looked¹ª for² good,º then evilº cameºª [unto me]: and when I waitedºª for light,º there cameºª darkness.º 27 My bowelsº boiled,ºª and restedºª not:² the daysº of afflictionº preventedºª me. 28 I wentºª mourningºª without² the sun:º I stood up,ºª [and] I criedºª in the congregation.º 29 I am² a brotherº to dragons,º and a companionº to owls.ºº 30 My skinº is blackºª upon²² me, and my bonesº are burnedºª with² heat.º 31 My harpº also is² [turned] to mourning,º and my organº into the voiceº of them that weep.ºª

[15] Jb 6:4; 7:14; 9:27; 10:16; Ps 88:15; Is 44:22; Ho 6:4; 13:3.
[16] Ps 22:14; 40:12; 42:4; Is 53:12.
[17] Jb 7:4; 33:19; Ps 6:2; 22:2; 38:2; Is 38:13.
[18] Jb 2:7; 7:5; 19:20; Ps 38:5; Is 1:5.
[19] Gn 18:27; Jb 2:8; 9:31; 42:6; Ps 69:1; Jr 38:6.
[20] Jb 19:7; 27:9; Ps 22:2; 80:4; Lm 3:8, 44; Mt 15:23.
[21] Jb 6:9; 7:20; 10:14; 13:25; 16:9; 19:6; 23:6; Ps 77:7; 89:13; Jr 30:14; 1P 5:6.
[22] Jb 21:18; Ps 1:4; 18:10; 104:3; Is 17:13; Jr 4:11; Ezk 5:2; Ho 4:19; 13:3.
[23] Gn 3:19; 2S 14:14; Jb 14:5; 21:33; Ec 8:8; 9:5; 12:5; He 9:27.
[24] Jg 5:31; Ps 35:25; Mt 27:39.
[25] Jb 31:16; Ps 12:1; 35:13; Pv 14:21, 31; 17:5; 19:17; 28:8; Is 58:7; Jr 13:17; 18:20; Dn 4:27; Lk 19:41; Jn 11:35; Ro 12:15; 2Co 9:9.
[26] Jb 3:25; 18:6, 18; 23:17; 29:18; Ps 97:11; Is 50:10; Jr 8:15; 14:19; 15:18; Mi 1:12.
[27] Ps 22:4; Jr 4:19; 31:20; Lm 1:20; 2:11.
[28] Ps 38:6; 42:9; 43:2; Is 53:3; Lm 3:1.
[29] Jb 17:14; Ps 102:6; Is 13:21; 38:14; Mi 1:8; Mal 1:3.
[30] Ps 102:3; 119:83; Lm 3:4; 4:8; 5:10.
[31] Ps 137:1; Ec 3:4; Is 21:4; 22:12; 24:7; Lm 5:15; Dn 6:18.


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