Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night. New Living Translation They are gaunt from poverty and hunger. They claw the dry ground in desolate wastelands. English Standard Version Through want and hard hunger they gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation; Berean Standard Bible Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night. King James Bible For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. New King James Version They are gaunt from want and famine, Fleeing late to the wilderness, desolate and waste, New American Standard Bible “From poverty and famine they are gaunt, They who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation, NASB 1995 “From want and famine they are gaunt Who gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation, NASB 1977 “From want and famine they are gaunt Who gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation, Legacy Standard Bible From want and famine they are gaunt, Who gnaw the dry ground by night in destruction and desolation, Amplified Bible “They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry and barren ground by night in [the gloom of] waste and desolation. Christian Standard Bible Emaciated from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, the desolate wasteland by night. Holman Christian Standard Bible Emaciated from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, the desolate wasteland by night. American Standard Version They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. Contemporary English Version They must claw the desert sand in the dark for something to satisfy their hunger. English Revised Version They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground; in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. GOD'S WORD® Translation Shriveled up from need and hunger, they gnaw at the dry and barren ground during the night. Good News Translation They were so poor and hungry that they would gnaw dry roots--at night, in wild, desolate places. International Standard Version Unproductive due to poverty and hunger, they could only scratch in parched soil, devastated and desolated. Majority Standard Bible Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night. NET Bible gaunt with want and hunger, they would gnaw the parched land, in former time desolate and waste. New Heart English Bible They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation. Webster's Bible Translation For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. World English Bible They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWith want and with harsh famine, "" They are gnawing a dry place [in] the recent night, "" [In] desolation and ruin, Young's Literal Translation With want and with famine gloomy, Those fleeing to a dry place, Formerly a desolation and waste, Smith's Literal Translation In want and in hunger, barren, gnawing the dry land, yesternight desolation and burning. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBarren with want and hunger, who gnawed in the wilderness, disfigured with calamity and misery. Catholic Public Domain Version They were barren from poverty and hunger; they gnawed in solitude, layered with misfortune and misery. New American Bible In want and emaciating hunger they fled to the parched lands: to the desolate wasteland by night. New Revised Standard Version Through want and hard hunger they gnaw the dry and desolate ground, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, the strength of their hands, of what use would it have been to me? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the power of their hands, why did it go to me? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. Brenton Septuagint Translation One is childless in want and famine, such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Honor Turned into Contempt…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.… Cross References Job 24:5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children. Lamentations 4:9 Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. Psalm 107:4-5 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Jeremiah 14:18 If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’” Ezekiel 4:16-17 Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, Luke 15:14-16 After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need. / So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. / He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing. Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 1 Corinthians 4:11 To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. 2 Corinthians 11:27 in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure. Hebrews 11:37-38 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. James 2:15-16 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? Revelation 6:8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. Genesis 47:13 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. Treasury of Scripture For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. solitary. Job 24:13-16 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof… fleeing into Job 24:5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Hebrews 11:38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. in former time. Jump to Previous Biting Desert Desolate Desolation Dry Earth Famine Flee Fleeing Food Former Gaunt Gloom Gloomy Gnaw Ground Haggard Hard Hope Hunger Lack Need Night Parched Places Roamed Solitary Time Want Waste Wasted Wastelands Wasteness WildernessJump to Next Biting Desert Desolate Desolation Dry Earth Famine Flee Fleeing Food Former Gaunt Gloom Gloomy Gnaw Ground Haggard Hard Hope Hunger Lack Need Night Parched Places Roamed Solitary Time Want Waste Wasted Wastelands Wasteness WildernessJob 30 1. Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt15. and his prosperity into calamity Gaunt from poverty and hunger The Hebrew word for "gaunt" here is "chashak," which conveys a sense of being darkened or shriveled, often due to extreme deprivation. This phrase paints a vivid picture of physical emaciation and suffering. In the context of Job, it reflects the dire circumstances of those who are marginalized and destitute. Historically, poverty and hunger were common in ancient Near Eastern societies, often exacerbated by war, drought, or social injustice. This imagery serves as a stark reminder of the physical and spiritual desolation that can accompany material lack, urging believers to respond with compassion and aid to those in need. they gnawed the dry land in the desolate wasteland by night Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּד (gal·mūḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1565: Sterile, desolate from poverty בְּחֶ֥סֶר (bə·ḥe·ser) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2639: Lack, destitution and hunger, וּבְכָפָ֗ן (ū·ḇə·ḵā·p̄ān) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3720: Hunger, famine they gnawed הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים (ha·‘ō·rə·qîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6207: To gnaw, eat, a pain the dry land, צִיָּ֑ה (ṣî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6723: Aridity, a desert and the desolate שׁוֹאָ֥ה (šō·w·’āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7722: A tempest, devastation wasteland וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃ (ū·mə·šō·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4875: Desolation by night. אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ (’e·meš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 570: Yesterday, last night Links Job 30:3 NIVJob 30:3 NLT Job 30:3 ESV Job 30:3 NASB Job 30:3 KJV Job 30:3 BibleApps.com Job 30:3 Biblia Paralela Job 30:3 Chinese Bible Job 30:3 French Bible Job 30:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 30:3 They are gaunt from lack and famine (Jb) |
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