Job 30:5

Translations

Modern

They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,

Traditional

They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)

Literal

From the midst of people they are driven out; they shout at them as at a thief.

Latin

…qui de convallibus ista rapientes, cum singula reperissent, ad ea cum clamore currebant.

Original

Hebrew

English

They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,

Notes

Job 30:5–6

They 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).

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

Daniel 4:25
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
Psalm 109:10
May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Daniel 4:32–33
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Genesis 4:12–14
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Glossary

Book of Job God, Names of

Topics

Persecution of Job

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