Job 30:5

Job 30:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
• New International Version (NIV)They were banished from human society, shouted at as if they were thieves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They were driven out from among men, They shouted at them as at a thief.

Context of Job 30:5

3They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry and barren ground by night in [the gloom of] waste and desolation. 4They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes, And their food is the root of the broom shrub. They are driven from the community; They shout after them as after a thief. 6They must dwell on the slopes of wadis And in holes in the ground and in rocks. 7Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals]; Beneath the prickly scrub they gather and huddle together.

Job 30:5 word by word

מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They were driven forthגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• from amongגֵּוgêv · midstH1460
• they criedרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• a thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590

Cross-references for Job 30:5

• Genesis 4:12When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].”
• Psalms 109:10Let his children wander and beg; Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.
• Daniel 4:25that you shall be driven from mankind and your dwelling place shall be with the beasts of the field; and that you be given grass to eat like the cattle and be wet with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it to whomever He desires.

Commentaries on Job 30:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They were driven forth - They were persons whom no one would employ; they were driven away from the city; and if any of them appeared, the hue and cry was immediately raised up against them. The last clause Mr. Good translates, "They slunk away from them like a thief," instead of "They cried after them," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They were driven forth from among men - As vagabonds and outcasts. They were regarded as unfit to live among the civilized and the orderly, and were expelled as nuisances. (They cried after them as after a thief.) - The inhabitants of the place where they lived drove them out with a loud outcry, as if they were thieves and robbers. A class of persons are here described who were mere vagrants and plunderers, and who were not allowed to dwell in civilized…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6They live in scary valleys (wadis), caves (holes), and among rocks. The miserable life of those making fun of Job was like: Israel’s situation under Midianite abuse (Judges 6:2). David’s life when he fled from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:1–2). The prophet Elijah’s life as he waited for the Lord’s instruction (1 Kings 17:3–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they cried--that is, "a cry is raised." Expressing the contempt felt for this race by civilized and well-born Arabs. When these wild vagabonds make an incursion on villages, they are driven away, as thieves would be.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:5

• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Dissolve
• Prevent
• Profit
• Thief
• Cry, Crying
• Job, Book of

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