New International Version
Job 30:11
11Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For God has cut my bowstring. He has humbled me, so they have thrown off all restraint.
Context of Job 30:11
9“And now those young men mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. 10They detest me and keep their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence. 12On my right the tribe attacks; they lay snares for my feet, they build their siege ramps against me. 13They break up my road; they succeed in destroying me. ‘No one can help him,’ they say.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:11 word by word
כִּֽי־יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 30:11
- Job 12:18He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
- 2 Samuel 16:5As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.
- Psalms 35:21They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
- Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
- Matthew 27:39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
- James 1:26Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their 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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