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Job 30:8
8They were foolish people that nobody respected. People chased them away from their land.
Job 30:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They were sons of fools, Yes, sons of vile men; They were scourged from the land.
Context of Job 30:8
6They 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. They were foolish people that nobody respected. People chased them away from their land. 9But now their sons sing songs that insult me. They tell jokes about me. 10They hate me and they do not come near me. When they see me, they spit at my face.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:8 word by word
בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 30:8
- 2 Kings 8:18He lived in the same bad way that the kings of Israel did. He did what the family of Ahab had done. He married a daughter of King Ahab and he became as wicked as King Ahab's family was. He did things that the Lord said were evil.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3Ahaziah lived in the same bad way that Ahab's family had done. His mother taught him to do wicked things.
- Psalms 49:10Surely you see that even wise people die, in the way that fools and stupid people also die. Then their money will belong to someone else.
- Jeremiah 7:18The children fetch wood and their fathers use it to light a fire. The women prepare flour to cook cakes. Then they offer them to the “Queen of Heaven”. And they offer gifts of drink to other false gods. They do that to make me angry.
- Mark 6:24The girl went out and she said to her mother, ‘What should I ask him for?’ Her mother replied, ‘Ask for the head of John the Baptist.’
- Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
- Proverbs 16:22Wisdom is like a spring of fresh water that gives life to those who have it. But the silly things that fools do brings them punishment.
- Job 40:4‘I am only a foolish man. I cannot answer your questions. I cover my mouth with my hand so that I say nothing.
- Psalms 15:4He does not respect wicked people, but he does respect people who serve the Lord. When he promises to do something, he always does it.
- Isaiah 32:6Stupid people say silly things. They think of evil things that they can do. They live in a way that does not respect God. The things that they teach about the Lord are false. They keep food away from hungry people. They give no drink to thirsty people.
Commentaries on Job 30:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Children of fools - Children of nabal; children without a name; persons of no consideration, and descendants of such. Viler than the earth - Rather, driven out of the land; persons not fit for civil society.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They were children of fools - The word rendered “fools” נבל nâbâl means, (1) stupid, foolish; and (2) abandoned, impious; compare 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:25. Here it means the worthless, the refuse of society, the abandoned. They had no respectable parentage. Umbreit, “A brood of infamy.” Coverdale, “Children of fools and villains.” Children of base men - Margin, as in Hebrew, “men of no name.” They were men of no reputation; whose ancestors had in…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. 88. fools--that is, the impious and abandoned (1Sa 25:25). base--nameless, low-born rabble. viler than, &c.--rather, they were driven or beaten out of the land. The Horites in Mount Seir (Ge 14:6 with which compare Ge 36:20, 21; De 2:12, 22) were probably the aborigines, driven out by the tribe to which Job's ancestors belonged; their name means troglodytæ, or "dwellers in caves." To these Job alludes here (Job 30:1-8, and Ge 24:4-8, which compare…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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