Job 30:21

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 hath cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes. 20I cry unto thee, and thou answerest me not; I stand up, and thou lookest at me. Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me. 22Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance. 23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.

Job 30:21 word by word

תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• changedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• cruelאַכְזָר'akzâr · cruelH393
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Job 30:21

• Job 7:20Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?
• Job 10:14If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity.
• Job 13:25Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
• Job 16:9His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; [as] mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.
• Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.
• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
• Jeremiah 30:14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not. For I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity: thy sins are manifold.
• Job 6:9And that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
• Job 23:6Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
• Psalms 89:13Thine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.
• 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] 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

Topics related to Job 30:21

• Blasphemy
• Doubting

In the dictionaries

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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