Job 30:11

Job 30:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
• New International Version (NIV)Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off restraint before me.

Context of Job 30:11

9And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword. 10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face. For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me. 12At [my] right hand rise the young brood; they push away my feet, and raise up against me their pernicious ways; 13They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, without any to help them;

Job 30:11 word by word

כִּֽי־יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Job 30:11

• Job 12:18He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
• 2 Samuel 16:5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed,
• Psalms 35:21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].
• Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,
• Matthew 27:39But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads
• James 1:26If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.

Commentaries on Job 30:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Because he hath loosed my cord - Instead of יתרי yithri, my cord, which is the keri or marginal reading, יתרו yithro, his cord, is the reading of the text in many copies; and this reading directs us to a metaphor taken from an archer, who, observing his butt, sets his arrow on the string, draws it to a proper degree of tension, levels, and then loosing his hold, the arrow flies at the mark. He hath let loose his arrow against me; it has hit me; and I am…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Because he hath loosed my cord - According to this translation, the reference here is to God, and the sense is, that the reason why he was thus derided and contemned by such a worthless race was, that God had unloosened his cord. That is, God had rendered him incapable of vindicating himself, or of inflicting punishment. The figure, according to this interpretation, is taken from a bow, and Job means to say that his bow was relaxed, his vigor was gone…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. 1111. He--that is, "God"; antithetical to "they"; English Version here follows the marginal reading (Keri). my cord--image from a bow unstrung; opposed to Job 29:20. The text (Chetib), "His cord" or "reins" is better; "yea, each lets loose his reins" [Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:11

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Bridle
• Cord
• Dissolve
• Girdle
• Prevent
• Profit
• Thief
• Bit and Bridle
• Job, Book of
• Withes, Withs, Green

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