Job 30:21

Job 30:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
• New International Version (NIV)You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But You have become cruel to me; With the strength of Your hand You oppose me.

Context of Job 30:21

19God has cast me into the mire [a swampland of crisis], And I have become [worthless] like dust and ashes. 20I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me; I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me. You have become harsh and cruel to me; With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me. 22You lift me up on the wind and cause me to ride [upon it]; And You toss me about in the tempest and dissolve me in the storm. 23For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.

Job 30:21 word by word

תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou art becomeהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• cruelאַכְזָר'akzâr · cruelH393
• to me: with thy strongעֹ֫צֶם‛ôtsem · strengthH6108
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• thou opposestשָׂטַםώâţam · to hateH7852

Cross-references for Job 30:21

• Job 7:20If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You, O Watcher of mankind? Why have You set me as a target for You, So that I am a burden to myself?
• Job 10:14If I sin, then You would take note and observe me, And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
• Job 13:25Will You cause a windblown leaf to tremble? Will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble?
• Job 16:9His wrath has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with his teeth; My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.
• Job 19:6Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me And has closed His net around me.
• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
• Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you; They do not seek and long for you. For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe, Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable.
• Job 6:9I wish that it would please God to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.
• Job 23:6Would He contend against me with His great power? No, surely He would give attention to me.
• Psalms 89:13You have a strong arm; Mighty is Your hand, Your right hand is exalted.
• 1 Peter 5:6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,

Commentaries on Job 30:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Thou art become cruel to me - Thou appearest to treat me with cruelty. I cry for mercy, trust in thy goodness, and am still permitted to remain under my afflictions. Thou opposest thyself - Instead of helping, thou opposest me; thou appearest as my enemy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Thou art become cruel to me - Margin, turned to be. This language, applied to God, seems to be harsh and irreverent, and it may well be inquired whether the word cruel does not express an idea which Job did not intend. The Hebrew word אכזר 'akzâr is from an obsolete root כזר - not found in Hebrew. The Arabic root, nearly the same as this, means to break with violence; to rout as an enemy; then to be enraged. In the Syriac, the primary idea is, that of a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-31Verses 15-31 Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin which did, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join with outward calamities, the soul is hurried as in a tempest, and is filled with confusion. But woe be to those who really have God for an enemy! Compared with the awful state of ungodly men, what are all outward, or even inward temporal afflictions? There is something with which Job comforts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21You do not answer: Job often complained about this (9:16; 19:7; 23:2–9; 31:35). But God soon responded (38:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2316-23. Job's outward calamities affect his mind. poured out--in irrepressible complaints (Psa 42:4; Jos 7:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:21

• Blasphemy
• Doubting

In the dictionaries

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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