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 mock me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the dogs of my flock. 2Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me? Vigor had perished from them. 3From poverty and famine they are gaunt, They who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,

Job 30:1 word by word

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

• But nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• thoseצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• who are youngerיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• mockשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• Whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I refusedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• to putשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• with the dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• of my flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Job 30:1

• Job 19:13“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances have completely turned away from me.
• Job 29:8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
• 2 Kings 2:23Now he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the road, some young boys came out from the city and ridiculed him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!”
• Isaiah 3:5And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.
• Psalms 35:15But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The afflicted people whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:12Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.
• Mark 14:65And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him and slapped Him in the face.
• Mark 15:17And they dressed Him in purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
• Luke 23:14and he said to them, “You brought this Man to me on the ground that He is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.
• Acts 17:5But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and they attacked the house of Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people.

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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• Dog
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• 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