Job 30:5

Job 30:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
• New International Version (NIV)They were banished from human society, shouted at as if they were thieves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They were driven out from among men, They shouted at them as at a thief.

Context of Job 30:5

3Withered up through want and hunger, they flee into waste places long since desolate and desert: 4They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food. They are driven forth from among [men] — they cry after them as after a thief — 6To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks: 7They bray among the bushes; under the brambles they are gathered together:

Job 30:5 word by word

מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

• drivenגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• cryרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590

Cross-references for Job 30:5

• Genesis 4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth.
• Psalms 109:10Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek [their bread] far from their desolate places;
• Daniel 4:25They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Commentaries on Job 30:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They were driven forth - They were persons whom no one would employ; they were driven away from the city; and if any of them appeared, the hue and cry was immediately raised up against them. The last clause Mr. Good translates, "They slunk away from them like a thief," instead of "They cried after them," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They were driven forth from among men - As vagabonds and outcasts. They were regarded as unfit to live among the civilized and the orderly, and were expelled as nuisances. (They cried after them as after a thief.) - The inhabitants of the place where they lived drove them out with a loud outcry, as if they were thieves and robbers. A class of persons are here described who were mere vagrants and plunderers, and who were not allowed to dwell in civilized…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6They live in scary valleys (wadis), caves (holes), and among rocks. The miserable life of those making fun of Job was like: Israel’s situation under Midianite abuse (Judges 6:2). David’s life when he fled from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:1–2). The prophet Elijah’s life as he waited for the Lord’s instruction (1 Kings 17:3–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they cried--that is, "a cry is raised." Expressing the contempt felt for this race by civilized and well-born Arabs. When these wild vagabonds make an incursion on villages, they are driven away, as thieves would be.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:5

• Persecution

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• Cry, Crying
• Job, Book of

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