Job 30:1

Job 30:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
• New International Version (NIV)“But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

Context of Job 30:1

“But now those younger than I mock and laugh at me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock. 2Indeed, how could the strength of their hands profit me? Vigor had perished from them. 3They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry and barren ground by night in [the gloom of] waste and desolation.

Job 30:1 word by word

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• youngerיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
• youngerצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• than I have me in derisionשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• whose fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I would have disdainedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• to have setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• with the dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• of my flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Job 30:1

• Job 19:13“He has put my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
• Job 29:8The young men saw me and hid themselves, The aged arose and stood [respectfully];
• 2 Kings 2:23Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
• Isaiah 3:5And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank].
• Psalms 35:15But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:12They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
• Mark 14:65And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy [by telling us who hit you]!” Then the officers took custody of Him and struck him in the face.
• Mark 15:17They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him;
• Luke 23:14and said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who corrupts and incites the people to rebellion. After examining Him before you, I have found no guilt in this Man regarding the charges which you make against Him.
• Acts 17:5But the [unbelieving] Jews became jealous, and taking along some thugs from [the lowlifes in] the market place, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and then attacking Jason’s house tried to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.

Commentaries on Job 30:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision - Compare this with Job 29:8, where he speaks of the respect he had from the youth while in the days of his prosperity. Now he is no longer affluent, and they are no longer respectful. Dogs of my flock - Persons who were not deemed sufficiently respectable to be trusted with the care of those dogs which were the guardians of my flocks. Not confidential enough to be made shepherds, ass-keepers, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1But now they that are younger than I - Margin, “of fewer days.” It is not probable that Job here refers to his three friends. It is not possible to determine their age with accuracy, but in Job 15:10, they claim that there were with them old and very aged men, much older than the father of Job. Though that place may possibly refer not to themselves but to those who held the same opinions with them, yet none of those who engaged in the discussion, except…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Job's honour is turned into contempt. (1-14) Job a burden to himself. (15-31) Verses 1-14 Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. What little cause have men to be ambitious or proud of that which may be so easily lost, and what little confidence is to be put in it! We should not be cast down if we are despised, reviled, and hated by wicked men. We should look to Jesus, who endured the contradiction of sinners.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31Job 30:1-31. 1. younger--not the three friends (Job 15:10; 32:4, 6, 7). A general description: Job 30:1-8, the lowness of the persons who derided him; Job 30:9-15, the derision itself. Formerly old men rose to me (Job 29:8). Now not only my juniors, who are bound to reverence me (Le 19:32), but even the mean and base-born actually deride me; opposed to, "smiled upon" (Job 29:24). This goes farther than even the "mockery" of Job by relations and friends…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:1

• Children
• Dog (Sodomite?)
• Mocking
• Persecution
• Scoffing
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Dissolve
• Dog
• Prevent
• Profit
• Thief
• Derision
• Job, Book of
• Shepherd
• Sheep

Commentaries on Job 30

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary