God’s Word Translation
Job 30:8
8Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips.
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 have to live in dry riverbeds, in holes in the ground, and among rocks. 7They howl in bushes and huddle together under thornbushes. Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips. 9“And now they make fun of me with songs. I have become a joke to them. 10Since they consider me disgusting, they keep their distance from me and don’t hesitate to spit in 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 followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as Ahab’s family had done, because his wife was Ahab’s daughter. So he did what the Lord considered evil.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3Ahaziah also followed the ways of Ahab’s family, because his mother gave him advice that led him to sin.
- Psalms 49:10Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others.
- Jeremiah 7:18Children gather wood, fathers light fires, and women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven. They pour out wine offerings to other gods in order to make me furious.
- Mark 6:24So she went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “Ask for the head of John the Baptizer.”
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but stubborn fools punish themselves with their stupidity.
- Job 40:4“I’m so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.
- Psalms 15:4The one who despises those rejected by God but honors those who fear the Lord. The one who makes a promise and does not break it, even though he is hurt by it.
- Isaiah 32:6Godless fools speak foolishness, and their minds plan evil in order to do ungodly things. They speak falsely about the Lord. They let people go hungry and withhold water from 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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