God’s Word Translation
Job 30:21
21You have begun to treat me cruelly. With your mighty hand you assault 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 throws me into the dirt so that I become like dust and ashes. 20“I call to you for help, but you don’t answer me. I stand up, but you just look at me. You have begun to treat me cruelly. With your mighty hand you assault me. 22You pick me up and let the wind carry me away. You toss me around with a storm. 23I know you will lead me to death, to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:21 word by word
תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 30:21
- Job 7:20If I sin, what can I ⌞possibly⌟ do to you since you insist on spying on people? Why do you make me your target? I’ve become a burden even to myself.
- Job 10:14“ ‘If I sin, you watch me and will not free me from my guilt.
- Job 13:25Are you trying to make a fluttering leaf tremble or trying to chase dry husks?
- Job 16:9“God’s anger tore me ⌞apart⌟ and attacked me. He gritted his teeth at me. My opponent looked sharply at me.
- Job 19:6then I want you to know that God has wronged me and surrounded me with his net.
- Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject ⌞me⌟ for all time? Will he ever accept me?
- Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you, and they don’t want you anymore. I’ve punished you as an enemy would. I’ve corrected you as a cruel person would. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.
- Job 6:9that God would ⌞finally⌟ be willing to crush me, that he would reach out to cut me off.
- Job 23:6Would he sue me and hide behind great legal maneuvers? No, he certainly would press charges against me.
- Psalms 89:13Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.
- 1 Peter 5:6Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you.
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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