Job 24:8

Job 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
• New International Version (NIV)They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.

Context of Job 24:8

6They harvest a field they do not own, and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked. 7All night they lie naked in the cold, without clothing or covering. They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home. 9“The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan. 10The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving.

Job 24:8 word by word

מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They are wetרָטֵבrâţab · be moistH7372
• with the showersזֶ֫רֶםzerem · stormH2230
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and embraceחָבַקchâbaq · to embraceH2263
• the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• for want of a shelterמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268

Cross-references for Job 24:8

• Lamentations 4:5The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.
• Hebrews 11:38They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

Commentaries on Job 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains - Mr. Good thinks that torrents, not showers, is the proper translation of the original זרם zerem ; but I think showers of the mountain strictly proper. I have seen many of these in mountainous countries, where the tails of water-spouts have been intercepted and broken, and the outpouring of them would be incredible to those who have never witnessed similar phenomena. The rain fell in torrents, and produced…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains - That is, the poor persons, or the travelers whom they have robbed. Hills collect the clouds, and showers seem to pour down from the mountains. These showers often collect and pour down so suddenly that there is scarcely time to seek a shelter. And embrace the rock for want of a shelter - Take refuge beneath a projecting rock. The robbers drive them away from their homes, or plunder them of their tents, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-17This list of criminal behaviors first emphasizes crimes against weak people (24:2–12). Then it examines the criminals themselves (24:13–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 24:8

• Dishonesty
• Homicide
• Poor
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Job, Book of
• Palestine
• Shower

Commentaries on Job 24

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary