Job

Job 30:1–7

¹“But now they mock me,

men younger than I am,

whose fathers I would have refused

to put with my sheep dogs.

²What use to me was the strength of their hands,

since their vigor had left them?

³Gaunt from poverty and hunger,

they gnawed the dry land,

and the desolate wasteland by night.

⁴They plucked mallow among the shrubs,

and the roots of the broom tree were their food.^a

⁵They were banished from among men,

shouted at like thieves,

⁶so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis,

among the rocks and in holes in the ground.

⁷They cried out among the shrubs

and huddled beneath the nettles.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But now	וְעַתָּ֤ה׀	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
they mock me	שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ	śā·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7832 laugh
men younger	צְעִירִ֥ים	ṣə·‘î·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6810 little, insignificant, young
than I am	מִמֶּ֗נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
I would have refused	מָאַ֥סְתִּי	mā·’as·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3988 reject
to put	לָ֝שִׁ֗ית	lā·šîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7896 put, set
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my sheep	צֹאנִֽי׃	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
dogs	כַּלְבֵ֥י	kal·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3611 dog

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What use	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
to me	לִּ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
was the strength	כֹּ֣חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3581 strength, power
of their hands	יְ֭דֵיהֶם	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
since their vigor	כָּֽלַח׃	kā·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3624 firm or rugged strength
had left them	אָ֣בַד	’ā·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Gaunt	גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד	gal·mūḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H1565 hard, barren
from poverty	בְּחֶ֥סֶר	bə·ḥe·ser	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2639 want, poverty
and hunger	וּבְכָפָ֗ן	ū·ḇə·ḵā·p̄ān	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3720 hunger, famine
they gnawed	הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים	ha·‘ō·rə·qîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6207 gnaw
the dry land	צִיָּ֑ה	ṣî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
and the desolate	שׁוֹאָ֥ה	šō·w·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
wasteland	וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃	ū·mə·šō·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4875 desolation
by night	אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ	’e·meš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H570 yesterday

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They plucked	הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים	haq·qō·ṭə·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6998 pluck off
mallow	מַלּ֣וּחַ	mal·lū·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4408 mallow
among	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
the shrubs	שִׂ֑יחַ	śî·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7880 bush, shrub, plant
and the roots	וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ	wə·šō·reš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8328 root
of the broom tree	רְתָמִ֣ים	rə·ṯā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7574 broom-plant, retem
were their food	לַחְמָֽם׃	laḥ·mām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3899 bread, food

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were banished	יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ	yə·ḡō·rā·šū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1644 drive out, cast out
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
among	גֵּ֥ו	gêw	Noun - masculine singular	H1460 back
shouted	יָרִ֥יעוּ	yā·rî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
at	עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ	‘ā·lê·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
like thieves	כַּגַּנָּֽב׃	kag·gan·nāḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1590 thief

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that they lived	לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן	liš·kōn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
on the slopes	בַּעֲר֣וּץ	ba·‘ă·rūṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6178 dreadful
of the wadis	נְחָלִ֣ים	nə·ḥā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
among the rocks	וְכֵפִֽים׃	wə·ḵê·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3710 rock
and in holes	חֹרֵ֖י	ḥō·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2356 hole
in the ground	עָפָ֣ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They cried out	יִנְהָ֑קוּ	yin·hā·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5101 bray, cry
among	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the shrubs	שִׂיחִ֥ים	śî·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7880 bush, shrub, plant
and huddled	יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃	yə·sup·pā·ḥū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5596 join, attach to
beneath	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the nettles	חָר֣וּל	ḥā·rūl	Noun - masculine singular	H2738 chickpea

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 30:1 Job 12:4 · Luke 23:35 · Psalm 35:15–16 · Psalm 69:12 · 2 Kings 2:23

Job 30:3 Job 24:5

Job 30:5 Daniel 4:25

Job 30:6 Judges 6:2 · 1 Samuel 22:1–2

Job 30:7 Job 6:5 · Genesis 16:12 · Job 11:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.