EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 30:21
21You have become cruel to me. You have used your strength to attack me.
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 has thrown me down into the mud. I am no better than dust and ashes on the ground. 20I call aloud to you, God, but you do not answer me. When I stand to pray, you only look at me. You have become cruel to me. You have used your strength to attack me. 22You take hold of me and you carry me away, like a strong wind that blows. You use a storm to destroy me. 23I know that you are already taking me to my death. Everyone who lives has to go to that place.
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 7:20You carefully watch what people do. Even if I have done something wrong, it should not cause any trouble for you. So why do you choose to punish me?
- Job 10:14You were watching me to see if I did wrong things. Then you would refuse to forgive me.
- Job 13:25I am as weak as a leaf that the wind can blow away. But you still want to frighten me. I am as useless as chaff, but you still attack me.
- Job 16:9God attacks me and he punishes me because he is angry. He shows his anger like a wild animal. He has become my enemy.
- Job 19:6But you should realize that God has caused all my troubles. He is the one who has caught me in his trap.
- Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
- Jeremiah 30:14All your friends have turned away from you. They do not want to help you in your troubles. I have hurt you, in the way that an enemy might attack you. You have lived in a very wicked way, and you are guilty of many sins. So I had to punish you, to teach you what is right.
- Job 6:9I would like him to destroy me. He should kill me himself.
- Job 23:6Would God use his great power to argue against me? No! He would listen carefully to me.
- Psalms 89:13You have great strength, and you can do great things. You hold up your right hand, as you win against your enemies.
- 1 Peter 5:6Remember that God is strong and powerful. So be humble in front of him. Then he will lift you up to a good place at the right 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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