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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The foolish children will be overthrown with evil children; there they will be leveled from the Earth Brenton Septuagint Translation They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth. Contemporary English Version And like senseless donkeys they are chased away. Douay-Rheims Bible The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth. 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." JPS Tanakh 1917 They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; They were scourged out of the land. Literal Standard Version Sons of folly—even sons without name, | They have been struck from the land. Majority Standard Bible A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. New American Bible Irresponsible, of no account, they were driven out of the land. NET Bible Sons of senseless and nameless people, they were driven out of the land with whips. New Revised Standard Version A senseless, disreputable brood, they have been whipped out of the land. 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. Young's Literal Translation Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land. 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 Matthew 20:19 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life." Job 30:7 They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles. Job 30:9 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. Psalm 35:15 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. Nahum 3:6 I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. 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 (8) They were viler than the earth.--Rather, They are scourged out of the land, or are outcasts from the land.Verse 8. - They were children of fools. The physical degeneracy whereof Job has been speaking is accompanied in most instances by extreme mental incapacity. Some of the degraded races cannot count beyond four or five; others have not more than two or three hundred words in their vocabulary. They are all of low intellect, though occasionally extremely artful and cunning. Yea, children of base men; literally, children of no name. Their race had never made for itself any name, but was unknown and insignificant. They were viler than the earth; rather, they were scourged out of the land. This must not be understood literally. It is a rhetorical repetition of what had been already said in ver. 5. The expression may be compared with the tale in Herodotus, that when the Scythian slaves rebelled and took up arms, the Scythians scourged them into subjection (Herod., 4:3, 4). 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) |