Job 30:1

Job 30:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
• New International Version (NIV)“But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

Context of Job 30:1

“But now those who are younger than I am laugh at me. I didn’t think their fathers were fit to sit with the dogs of my flock. 2Of what use to me was the strength of their hands? Their strength is gone. 3Shriveled up from need and hunger, they gnaw at the dry and barren ground during the night.

Job 30:1 word by word

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• youngerיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
• youngerצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• than I have me in derisionשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• whose fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I would have disdainedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• to have setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• with the dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• of my flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Job 30:1

• Job 19:13“My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.
• Job 29:8young men saw me and kept out of sight. Old men stood up straight out of respect ⌞for me⌟.
• 2 Kings 2:23From there he went to Bethel. As he walked along the road, some boys came out of the city and mocked him. They said, “Go away, baldy! Go away!”
• Isaiah 3:5People will oppress each other, and everyone will oppress his neighbor. The young will make fun of the old, and common people will make fun of their superiors.
• Psalms 35:15Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
• Mark 14:65Some of them began to spit on him. They covered his face and hit him with their fists. They said to him, “Prophesy!” Even the guards took him and slapped him.
• Mark 15:17They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head.
• Luke 23:14He told them, “You brought me this man as someone who turns the people against the government. I’ve questioned him in front of you and haven’t found this man guilty of the crimes of which you accuse him.
• Acts 17:5Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Commentaries on Job 30:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision - Compare this with Job 29:8, where he speaks of the respect he had from the youth while in the days of his prosperity. Now he is no longer affluent, and they are no longer respectful. Dogs of my flock - Persons who were not deemed sufficiently respectable to be trusted with the care of those dogs which were the guardians of my flocks. Not confidential enough to be made shepherds, ass-keepers, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1But now they that are younger than I - Margin, “of fewer days.” It is not probable that Job here refers to his three friends. It is not possible to determine their age with accuracy, but in Job 15:10, they claim that there were with them old and very aged men, much older than the father of Job. Though that place may possibly refer not to themselves but to those who held the same opinions with them, yet none of those who engaged in the discussion, except…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Job's honour is turned into contempt. (1-14) Job a burden to himself. (15-31) Verses 1-14 Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. What little cause have men to be ambitious or proud of that which may be so easily lost, and what little confidence is to be put in it! We should not be cast down if we are despised, reviled, and hated by wicked men. We should look to Jesus, who endured the contradiction of sinners.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. 1-31Job 30:1-31. 1. younger--not the three friends (Job 15:10; 32:4, 6, 7). A general description: Job 30:1-8, the lowness of the persons who derided him; Job 30:9-15, the derision itself. Formerly old men rose to me (Job 29:8). Now not only my juniors, who are bound to reverence me (Le 19:32), but even the mean and base-born actually deride me; opposed to, "smiled upon" (Job 29:24). This goes farther than even the "mockery" of Job by relations and friends…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:1

• Children
• Dog (Sodomite?)
• Mocking
• Persecution
• Scoffing
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

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• Prevent
• Profit
• Thief
• Derision
• Job, Book of
• Shepherd
• Sheep

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