Job 24:8

Job 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
• New International Version (NIV)They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.

Context of Job 24:8

6They harvest their fodder in a field [that is not their own], And glean the vineyard of the wicked. 7They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold. They are wet from the rain of the mountains And cling to the rock for lack of shelter. 9Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves], And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing]. 10They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry.

Job 24:8 word by word

מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They are wetרָטֵבrâţab · be moistH7372
• with the showersזֶ֫רֶםzerem · stormH2230
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and embraceחָבַקchâbaq · to embraceH2263
• the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• for want of a shelterמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268

Cross-references for Job 24:8

• Lamentations 4:5Those who feasted on delicacies Are perishing in the streets; Those reared in purple [as nobles] Embrace ash heaps.
• Hebrews 11:38(people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and [living in] caves and holes in the ground.

Commentaries on Job 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains - Mr. Good thinks that torrents, not showers, is the proper translation of the original זרם zerem ; but I think showers of the mountain strictly proper. I have seen many of these in mountainous countries, where the tails of water-spouts have been intercepted and broken, and the outpouring of them would be incredible to those who have never witnessed similar phenomena. The rain fell in torrents, and produced…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains - That is, the poor persons, or the travelers whom they have robbed. Hills collect the clouds, and showers seem to pour down from the mountains. These showers often collect and pour down so suddenly that there is scarcely time to seek a shelter. And embrace the rock for want of a shelter - Take refuge beneath a projecting rock. The robbers drive them away from their homes, or plunder them of their tents, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-17This list of criminal behaviors first emphasizes crimes against weak people (24:2–12). Then it examines the criminals themselves (24:13–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 24:8

• Dishonesty
• Homicide
• Poor
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Job, Book of
• Palestine
• Shower

Commentaries on Job 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary