New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 30:11
11Because 1He has loosed 2His 3bowstring and 4afflicted me, They have cast off 5the bridle before me.
Job 30:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
- New International Version (NIV)Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off restraint before me.
Context of Job 30:11
9“And now I have become their taunt, I have even become a byword to them. 10They abhor me and stand aloof from me, And they do not refrain from spitting at my face. Because He has loosed His bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off the bridle before me. 12On the right hand their brood arises; They thrust aside my feet and build up against me their ways of destruction. 13They break up my path, They profit from my destruction; No one restrains them.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:11 word by word
כִּֽי־יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 30:11
- Job 12:18He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle.
- 2 Samuel 16:5When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came.
- Psalms 35:21They opened their mouth wide against me; They said, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
- Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,
- Matthew 27:39And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads
- James 1:26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
Commentaries on Job 30:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Because he hath loosed my cord - Instead of יתרי yithri, my cord, which is the keri or marginal reading, יתרו yithro, his cord, is the reading of the text in many copies; and this reading directs us to a metaphor taken from an archer, who, observing his butt, sets his arrow on the string, draws it to a proper degree of tension, levels, and then loosing his hold, the arrow flies at the mark. He hath let loose his arrow against me; it has hit me; and I am…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Because he hath loosed my cord - According to this translation, the reference here is to God, and the sense is, that the reason why he was thus derided and contemned by such a worthless race was, that God had unloosened his cord. That is, God had rendered him incapable of vindicating himself, or of inflicting punishment. The figure, according to this interpretation, is taken from a bow, and Job means to say that his bow was relaxed, his vigor was gone…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. 1111. He--that is, "God"; antithetical to "they"; English Version here follows the marginal reading (Keri). my cord--image from a bow unstrung; opposed to Job 29:20. The text (Chetib), "His cord" or "reins" is better; "yea, each lets loose his reins" [Umbreit].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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