Formerly old men rose to me (Job 29:8). I go about mourning, but not in the sun; Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. And my flute to the voice of those who weep.”. Compared with the awful state of ungodly men, what are all outward, or even inward temporal afflictions? Formerly old men rose to me ( Job 29:8 ). Changes will take effect once you reload the page. And when I waited for light, then came darkness. The eloquent words of Kline catch the spirit of these verses perfectly: "Even the juveniles of this rabble (Job 30:1) regard Job as the fitting butt of their derisive ditties (Job 30:9). You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. They are gaunt from want and famine… They had to live in the clefts of the valleys… They were the sons of fools: Job thought of what worthless men were now his loud critics, and how unjust it all was. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin which did, at this time, most easily beset Job. Job 30 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. i. Has not my soul grieved for the poor: Job wondered why God did not treat him with the same kindness he had often shown to others. 1 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. Terrors are turned upon me; He described the persistent, gnawing pains that were ever with him; but for him it was first a crisis of the soul. )Job a burden to himself. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 1520.) Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. JFB Commentary Wesley's Notes Geneva Study Bible View Job 30 in the note window. me, in whom old age was perished? My bones are pierced in me at night, And broom tree roots for their food. 1. younger --not the three friends ( Job 15:10 , Job 32:4 Job 32:6 Job 32:7 ). i. You can read through all of Job 30 below.Click the verse number to read commentary, definitions, meanings, and notesfor that particular Job 30 verse. i. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. And then he was contrasting what his life had become. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Among the bushes they brayed, (1-8) The low character of the men who now mock Job. A general description: Job 30:1-8, The lowness of the persons who derided him; Job 30:9-15, The derision itself. Study Job 30 using The Geneva Study Bible to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. (16-23) The misery of his present pain, both spiritual and physical. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Job 30 New International Version Update 30 “But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. “He did not slink out of town; he was run out on a rail. 2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? But woe be to those who really have God for an enemy! Formerly old men rose to me ( Job 29:8 ). c. I cry out to You, but You do not answer me: This was the worst aspect of Job’s suffering, the sense that God had forsaken him. Job 30 It is a melancholy "But now" which this chapter begins with. They shouted at them as at a thief. My harp is turned to mourning, When inward temptations join with outward calamities, the soul is hurried as in a tempest, and is filled with confusion. (Read Job 30:1-14) Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. “This lengthy description of these good-for-nothing fathers is a special brand of rhetoric… To define every facet of their debauchery, to state it in six different ways, is not meant to glory in it but to heighten the pathetic nature of his dishonor.” (Smick), “And now I am their taunting song; Job 30. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. (15-31) Verses 1-14 Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. Now not only my juniors, who are hound to reverence me ( Leviticus 19:32 ), but even the mean and base-born, actually deride me: opposed to "smiled upon" ( Job … “I know that a man in the ministry who cannot feel had much better resign his office. i. But You have become cruel to me; Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, Mason commented on the long and intense struggle Job had with God, and on the ultimate outcome for Job: “Classically there are two ways of soliciting the favor of God. They are gaunt from want and famine, 1. Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. a. I am their taunting song; yes I am their byword: Job was now low in the eyes of these worthless men. © 2021 Christianity.com. Indeed, what profit is the strength of their hands to me? “It is impossible to read this section without feeling that protest was approaching revolt in the soul of this man. And now my soul is poured out because of my plight: Job again described his present crisis. i. My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; Matthew Henry's Commentary Job 30:1 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. This saying is what we call an expression of sovereign contempt.” (Clarke), ii. Job 30:2 - 'Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me? We have always thought that such men did more hurt than good, for while seeking to vindicate the letter, they evidently missed the spirit of the faith once delivered unto the saints. b. Terrors are turned upon me; they pursue my honor as the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud: Job mourned the agony of his present state of being despised among men, when before he was respected and honored. a. c. My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest: Perhaps Job tried to just take it easy and not get so troubled over his problems, but for him it was impossible. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 30:15-31 Job complains a great deal. You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it; It binds me about as the collar of my coat. The days of affliction take hold of me. Job 30:30 My skin is black upon me Either through deep melancholy, as may be observed in persons of such a disposition, through grief and trouble; or rather through the force of his disease, the burning ulcers and black scabs with which he was covered, as the Jews were through famine, in their captivity, ( Lamentations 4:8 ) ( 5:10 ) ; Job's honour is turned into contempt. And let us look more to the things of eternity: then the believer will cease from mourning, and joyfully praise redeeming love. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. My disease is so strong and prevalent, that it breaks forth everywhere in my body, in such plenty of purulent and filthy matter, that it infects and discolors my very garments. Pero ahora se ríen de mí los más jóvenes que yo, A cuyos padres yo desdeñara poner con los perros de mi ganado. He undeniably felt that God was against him (with the strength of Your hand You oppose me… You spoil my success). on StudyLight.org Adam Clarke Commentary The strength of their hands profit me - He is speaking here of the fathers of these young men.He is speaking here of the fathers of these young men. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. ... 30:1 But now [they that are] younger than I a have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the b dogs of my flock. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Job assumes that God’s silence means God’s displeasure.” (Lawson). In the intervening chapters Job has told off Bildad (what a miserable counselor he was), averred that he has remained righteous, and become sentimental about his happy, prosperous past. We should not be cast down if we are despised, reviled, and hated by wicked men. I know that You will bring me to death: “Under depression of spirit he felt sure that he must very soon die; he feared that God would not relax the blows of his hand until his body became a ruin, and then he would have rest. But when I looked for good, evil came to me; ... House appointed — The grave is a narrow, dark, cold house, but there we shall rest and be safe. Job 30:1-31. Job's Humbled Condition. They break up my path, Study the bible online using commentary on Job 30 and more! “As is our natural tendency, Job misinterprets God’s silence as lack of concern and indifference. 1. “Not confidential enough to be made shepherds, ass-keepers, or camel-drivers; nor even to have the care of the dogs by which the flocks were guarded. And my prosperity has passed like a cloud.”. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin which did, at this time, most easily beset Job. My bones are pierced… my gnawing pains take no rest… my garment is disfigured: With poetic power and eloquence, Job described the physical agony of his suffering. Under the ruinous storm they roll along. )Commentary Read Job 30:1-14 Verse 1-14 — Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. Chapter 30. a. Formerly old men rose to me ( Job 29:8 ). Surely He would not stretch out His hand against a heap of ruins: Job felt, “God, you are more merciful than this. Job 30:13 The passage in which this verse appears is a long response from Job, answering the final argument proffered by Job's three "friends," Bildad's short, six-verse diatribe in Job 25. They were driven out from among men, And to the house appointed for all living.”. At my right hand the rabble arises; Job 30. Job thought of himself as a city with a wide, gapping breach in its wall. What little cause have men to be ambitious or proud of that which may be so easily lost, and what little confidence is to be put in it! They come as broad breakers; What little cause have men to be ambitious or proud of that which may be so easily lost, and what little confidence is to be put in it! The stones come crashing down, and amid the rubble the instruments of siege warfare roll through. (Verse 15-31. Now not only my juniors, who are bound to reverence me (Le 19:32), but even the mean and base-born actually deride me; opposed to, "smiled upon" (Job 29:24). 15 - 22. “God’s constant attack, his ruthless might (Job 30:21), was so completely the opposite of Job’s ‘intimate friendship’ with God in those bygone days when he had still perceived that God was on his side (Job 29:4-5).” (Smick), ii. They pursue my honor as the wind, As he walked back into his past and what life had been like, he turns toward the younger men of the community who’ve been judge For I know that You will bring me to death, Why else would he be sitting on an ash heap and scraping his pustules with a shard of pottery? La pérdida del respeto de la comunidad de Job. There is something with which Job comforts himself, yet it is but a little. (b.c. A. Job’s loss of respect in the community. I stand up, and You regard me. In caves of the earth and the rocks. The sons of men whom Job would not even put with the dogs of his flock were now his mockers and critics. Now they mock at me, men younger than I, whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock: Job was tortured by the irony of it all. 30:15-31 Job complains a great deal. He foresees that death will be the end of all his troubles. Was not my soul grieved for the needy?’ (verse 25), he was contrasting God’s attitude toward him with his own attitude toward suffering men in the days of his prosperity and strength.” (Morgan), ii. Read Job 30 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Obviously his neighbors had forcibly removed him to quarantine in the town dump, where he would have been exposed to more disease, to the elements, to rats and lice – and worst of all, perhaps, to further public humiliation.” (Mason). He has cast me into the mire, (1-8) El carácter vil de los hombres que ahora se burlan de Job. Study Job 30 using John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. We should not be cast down if we are despised, reviled, and hated by wicked men. 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