Job 30:1

Translations

Modern

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

Traditional

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Literal

“ And now they laugh at me, the fewer in days than I, whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

Latin

Nunc autem derident me juniores tempore, quorum non dignabar patres ponere cum canibus gregis mei:

Original

Hebrew

English

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

Notes

Job 29:1–31:40

Job 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).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Job 12:4
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
Luke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
Psalm 69:12
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Psalm 35:15–16
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
2 Kings 2:23
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
Mark 14:65
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
Acts 17:5
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
Job 29:8–10
…the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
Luke 23:14
…and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
Luke 23:18
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
Isaiah 3:5
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
Luke 23:39
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

Glossary

Book of Job Dog God, Names of

Topics

Children: Wicked Dog: Shepherd Dogs Dogs Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Complaints of, and Replies by his Three Friends To Mocking: The Tormentors of Job Mock Murmuring: Job Persecution of Job Scoffing: Enemies of Job Scorning and Mocking: Enemies of Joab Sheep: Flocks of Guarded by Dogs Shepherd: Dogs of The Dog: when Domesticated: Employed in Watching Flocks

Job 30:1

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