American Standard Version
Job 30:8
8They arechildren of fools, yea, children of base men;They were scourged out of the land.
Job 30:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They were sons of fools, Yes, sons of vile men; They were scourged from the land.
Context of Job 30:8
6So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks. 7Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together. They arechildren of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land. 9And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. 10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:8 word by word
בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 30:8
- 2 Kings 8:18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
- Psalms 49:10For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- Jeremiah 7:18The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
- Mark 6:24And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools istheirfolly.
- Job 40:4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
- Psalms 15:4In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
- Isaiah 32:6For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Commentaries on Job 30:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Children of fools - Children of nabal; children without a name; persons of no consideration, and descendants of such. Viler than the earth - Rather, driven out of the land; persons not fit for civil society.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They were children of fools - The word rendered “fools” נבל nâbâl means, (1) stupid, foolish; and (2) abandoned, impious; compare 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:25. Here it means the worthless, the refuse of society, the abandoned. They had no respectable parentage. Umbreit, “A brood of infamy.” Coverdale, “Children of fools and villains.” Children of base men - Margin, as in Hebrew, “men of no name.” They were men of no reputation; whose ancestors had in…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. 88. fools--that is, the impious and abandoned (1Sa 25:25). base--nameless, low-born rabble. viler than, &c.--rather, they were driven or beaten out of the land. The Horites in Mount Seir (Ge 14:6 with which compare Ge 36:20, 21; De 2:12, 22) were probably the aborigines, driven out by the tribe to which Job's ancestors belonged; their name means troglodytæ, or "dwellers in caves." To these Job alludes here (Job 30:1-8, and Ge 24:4-8, which compare…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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