Christian Standard Bible
Job 30:21
21You have turned against me with cruelty; you harass me with your strong hand.
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
19He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes. 20I cry out to you for help, but you do not answer me; when I stand up, you merely look at me. You have turned against me with cruelty; you harass me with your strong hand. 22You lift me up on the wind and make me ride it; you scatter me in the storm. 23Yes, I know that you will lead me to death — the place appointed for all who live.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:21 word by word
תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 30:21
- Job 7:20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, Watcher of humanity? Why have you made me your target, so that I have become a burden to you?
- Job 10:14if I sin, you would notice, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
- Job 13:25Will you frighten a wind-driven leaf? Will you chase after dry straw?
- Job 16:9His anger tears at me, and he harasses me. He gnashes his teeth at me. My enemy pierces me with his eyes.
- Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and caught me in his net.
- Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord reject forever and never again show favor?
- Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer look for you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your enormous guilt and your innumerable sins.
- Job 6:9that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!
- Job 23:6Would he prosecute me forcefully? No, he would certainly pay attention to me.
- Psalms 89:13You have a mighty arm; your hand is powerful; your right hand is lifted high.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper 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
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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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