Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land. New Living Translation They are nameless fools, outcasts from society. English Standard Version A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land. Berean Standard Bible A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. King James Bible They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. New King James Version They were sons of fools, Yes, sons of vile men; They were scourged from the land. New American Standard Bible “Worthless fellows, even those without a name, They were cast out from the land. NASB 1995 “Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land. NASB 1977 “Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land. Legacy Standard Bible Wicked fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land. Amplified Bible “They are the sons of [worthless and nameless] fools, They have been driven out of the land. Christian Standard Bible Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land. American Standard Version They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scouraged out of the land. Contemporary English Version And like senseless donkeys they are chased away. English Revised Version They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; they were scourged out of the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips. Good News Translation A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land. International Standard Version Sons of fools and of uncertain reputation, they have been driven from the land by scourging." Majority Standard Bible A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. NET Bible Sons of senseless and nameless people, they were driven out of the land with whips. New Heart English Bible They are children of fools, yes, children of base men. They were flogged out of the land. Webster's Bible Translation They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. World English Bible They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSons of folly—even sons without name, "" They have been struck from the land. Young's Literal Translation Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land. Smith's Literal Translation The sons of the foolish one, also the sons of no name: they were beaten from the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the sons of foolish and base men, not even paying any attention to the land. New American Bible Irresponsible, of no account, they were driven out of the land. New Revised Standard Version A senseless, disreputable brood, they have been whipped out of the land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe children of fools shall be overthrown together with the children of the wicked; they shall be brought lower than the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The foolish children will be overthrown with evil children; there they will be leveled from the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; They were scourged out of the land. Brenton Septuagint Translation They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Honor Turned into Contempt…7They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles. 8A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. 9And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.… Cross References 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. / Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me. Proverbs 30:11-14 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. / There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. / There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— ... Isaiah 32:5-6 No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. / For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. Psalm 69:12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. 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. 2 Timothy 3:2-4 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Romans 1:29-31 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. 1 Corinthians 1:28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, James 2:5-6 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? / But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. 1 Peter 4:4 Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. 1 Corinthians 4:13 when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. 2 Corinthians 6:8-10 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; / unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; / sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. Treasury of Scripture They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. children 2 Kings 8:18,27 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD… 2 Chronicles 22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly. Psalm 49:10-13 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others… fools Proverbs 1:7,22 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction… Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. base men. Job 40:4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Psalm 15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. Isaiah 32:6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. Jump to Previous Base Brood Children Driven Earth Flogged Folly Fools Forced Ignoble Scourged Senseless Shame Sires Smitten WhippedJump to Next Base Brood Children Driven Earth Flogged Folly Fools Forced Ignoble Scourged Senseless Shame Sires Smitten WhippedJob 30 1. Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt15. and his prosperity into calamity A senseless and nameless brood This phrase captures the deep disdain and rejection that Job feels from those who now mock him. The Hebrew word for "senseless" is "נָבָל" (nabal), which can also mean foolish or vile. It suggests a lack of moral and spiritual understanding, often associated with those who reject God’s wisdom. The term "nameless" implies insignificance and lack of honor or heritage. In ancient Near Eastern culture, one's name and lineage were crucial for identity and social standing. Job is emphasizing that these people, who now scorn him, are of no repute or standing, highlighting the irony and injustice of his situation. They are a "brood," a term that can denote a group of offspring, often used in a derogatory sense to imply a lack of worth or legitimacy. they were driven off from the land Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A senselessנָ֭בָל (nā·ḇāl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5036: Foolish, senseless and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and nameless שֵׁ֑ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name brood, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son they were driven נִ֝כְּא֗וּ (nik·kə·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5217: To smite, drive away off מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the land. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Job 30:8 NIVJob 30:8 NLT Job 30:8 ESV Job 30:8 NASB Job 30:8 KJV Job 30:8 BibleApps.com Job 30:8 Biblia Paralela Job 30:8 Chinese Bible Job 30:8 French Bible Job 30:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 30:8 They are children of fools yes children (Jb) |
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