American Standard Version
Job 30:1
1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
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 they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. 2Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished. 3They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
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וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 30:1
- Job 19:13He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
- Job 29:8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
- 2 Kings 2:23And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.
- Isaiah 3:5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
- Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
- Psalms 69:12They that sit in the gate talk of me; AndI amthe song of the drunkards.
- Mark 14:65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
- Mark 15:17And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
- Luke 23:14and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
- Acts 17:5But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth 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
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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
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