Job 30:6

Job 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
• New International Version (NIV)They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They had to live in the clefts of the valleys, In caves of the earth and the rocks.

Context of Job 30:6

4They pulled up plants in the desert as their food. They burned the roots of bushes to keep themselves warm. 5People chased them away from their towns, as if they were shouting at robbers. They had to live in dry valleys, among the rocks, or in caves. 7They cried aloud like animals among the bushes. They hid together under the thorn bushes. 8They were foolish people that nobody respected. People chased them away from their land.

Job 30:6 word by word

בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in the cliftsעָרוּץ‛ârûts · dreadfulH6178
• of the valleysנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• cavesחֹרchôr chôr · holeH2356
• of the earthעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• the rocksכֵּףkêph · rockH3710

Cross-references for Job 30:6

• Judges 6:2They used their power to be cruel to the Israelites. The Israelites built huts in the hills to live in. They hid themselves in caves and other safe places.
• 1 Samuel 22:1Then David left Gath and he went to a cave near Adullam. His brothers and his father's family discovered where he had gone. So they all went to visit him.
• Isaiah 2:19People will run away to the caves in the hills. They will try to hide in holes in the ground. They will try to escape from the great power of the Lord, when he comes to judge everyone. They will see that he rules with great authority. People will be very afraid when he comes to punish the people on earth.
• Revelation 6:15Then everyone on the earth hid themselves. They went to the mountains and they hid among the rocks and in holes in the rocks. Everyone tried to hide, even the kings and the rulers. The soldiers' leaders, the rich people and other powerful people all went to hide. Everyone hid, whether they were slaves or free people.

Commentaries on Job 30:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys - They were obliged to take shelter in the most dangerous, out-of-the-way, and unfrequented places. This is the meaning.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys - The word here rendered “cliffs” (ערוץ ‛ârûts ) denotes rather “horror,” or something “horrid,” and the sense here is, that they dwelt in “the horrer of valleys;” that is, in horrid valleys. The idea is that of deep and frightful glens, where wild beasts ranged, far from the abodes of men, and surrounded by frightful wastes. The word rendered “valleys” (נחל nachal ) means properly a brook, stream, water-course…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. 66. They are forced "to dwell." cliffs of the valleys--rather, "in the gloomy valleys"; literally, "in the gloom of the valleys," or wadies. To dwell in valleys is, in the East, a mark of wretchedness. The troglodytes, in parts of Arabia, lived in such dwellings as caves.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:6

• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Dissolve
• Prevent
• Profit
• Thief
• Cave
• Cleft; Cliff; Clift
• Job, Book of
• Rock
• Ut

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