Job 30:5

Job 30:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They were driven out from among men, They shouted at them as at a thief.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They are driven from human society, and people shout at them as if they were thieves.

Context of Job 30:5

3Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night. 4In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush. They were banished from human society, shouted at as if they were thieves. 6They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. 7They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth.

Job 30:5 word by word

מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They were driven forthגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• from amongגֵּוgêv · midstH1460
• they criedרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• a thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590

Cross-references for Job 30:5

• Genesis 4:12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
• Psalms 109:10May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.
• Daniel 4:25You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.

Commentaries on Job 30:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They were driven forth - They were persons whom no one would employ; they were driven away from the city; and if any of them appeared, the hue and cry was immediately raised up against them. The last clause Mr. Good translates, "They slunk away from them like a thief," instead of "They cried after them," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They were driven forth from among men - As vagabonds and outcasts. They were regarded as unfit to live among the civilized and the orderly, and were expelled as nuisances. (They cried after them as after a thief.) - The inhabitants of the place where they lived drove them out with a loud outcry, as if they were thieves and robbers. A class of persons are here described who were mere vagrants and plunderers, and who were not allowed to dwell in civilized…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. 55. they cried--that is, "a cry is raised." Expressing the contempt felt for this race by civilized and well-born Arabs. When these wild vagabonds make an incursion on villages, they are driven away, as thieves would be.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:5

• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Dissolve
• Prevent
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• Thief
• Cry, Crying
• Job, Book of

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