New King James Version
Job 30:11
11Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off restraint 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 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 I am their taunting song; Yes, I am their byword. 10They abhor me, they keep far from me; They do not hesitate to spit in my face. Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off restraint before me. 12At my right hand the rabble arises; They push away my feet, And they raise against me their ways of destruction. 13They break up my path, They promote my calamity; They have no helper.
Read all of Job 30Job 30:11 word by word
כִּֽי־יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 30:11
- Job 12:18He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.
- 2 Samuel 16:5Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came.
- Psalms 35:21They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
- Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands,
- Matthew 27:39And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads
- James 1:26If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
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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