New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 30:6
6So that they live on the slopes of ravines, In holes in the ground and among the rocks.
Job 30:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
- New International Version (NIV)They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They had to live in the clefts of the valleys, In caves of the earth and the rocks.
Context of Job 30:6
4Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. 5They are driven from the community; They shout against them as against a thief, So that they live on the slopes of ravines, In holes in the ground and among the rocks. 7Among the bushes they cry out; Under the weeds they are gathered together. 8Worthless fellows, even those without a name, They were cast out from the land.
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בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 30:6
- Judges 6:2The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.
- 1 Samuel 22:1So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard about it, they went down there to him.
- Isaiah 2:19People will go into caves of the rocks And into holes in the ground Away from the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
Commentaries on Job 30:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys - They were obliged to take shelter in the most dangerous, out-of-the-way, and unfrequented places. This is the meaning.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys - The word here rendered “cliffs” (ערוץ ‛ârûts ) denotes rather “horror,” or something “horrid,” and the sense here is, that they dwelt in “the horrer of valleys;” that is, in horrid valleys. The idea is that of deep and frightful glens, where wild beasts ranged, far from the abodes of men, and surrounded by frightful wastes. The word rendered “valleys” (נחל nachal ) means properly a brook, stream, water-course…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6They live in scary valleys (wadis), caves (holes), and among rocks. The miserable life of those making fun of Job was like: Israel’s situation under Midianite abuse (Judges 6:2). David’s life when he fled from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:1–2). The prophet Elijah’s life as he waited for the Lord’s instruction (1 Kings 17:3–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. They are forced "to dwell." cliffs of the valleys--rather, "in the gloomy valleys"; literally, "in the gloom of the valleys," or wadies. To dwell in valleys is, in the East, a mark of wretchedness. The troglodytes, in parts of Arabia, lived in such dwellings as caves.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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