Tree of Life Version
Job 30:6
6so they were forced to dwell in wadis, in holes of the earth 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
4In the brush they pluck salt herbs, and their food was from the root of the broom tree. 5They were banished from society, shouted at as if they were thieves, so they were forced to dwell in wadis, in holes of the earth and among the rocks. 7They brayed among the bushes and huddled under the nettles. 8A senseless and nameless brood, they were cast out from the land.
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בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 30:6
- Judges 6:2Midian maintained an upper hand over Israel, and because of Midian Bnei-Yisrael made themselves hideouts in the mountains—caves and strongholds.
- 1 Samuel 22:1So David walked from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard about it, they went down there to him.
- Isaiah 2:19People will go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth, because of the fear of Adonai and the splendor of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the rich and the mighty and everyone—slave and free—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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