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Job 30:3

30:2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. solitary: or, dark as the night in: Heb. yesternight

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They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.

For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

30:4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

What does Job 30:3 mean?

Job 30:3 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֶסֶר (cheçer), כָּפָן (kâphân), גַּלְמוּד (galmûwd). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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For
wantחֶסֶרcheçer/kheh'-ler/H2639lack; hence, destitution
and
famineכָּפָןkâphân/kaw-fawn'/H3720hunger (as making to stoop with emptiness and pain)
they
were
solitary;גַּלְמוּדgalmûwd/gal-mood'/H1565sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolate
fleeingעָרַקʻâraq/aw-rak'/H6207to gnaw, i.e. (figuratively) eat (by hyberbole); also (participle) a pain
into
the
wildernessצִיָּהtsîyâh/tsee-yaw'/H6723aridity; concretely, a desert
in
former
timeאֶמֶשׁʼemesh/eh'-mesh/H570yesterday or last night
desolateשׁוֹאshôwʼ/sho/H7722a tempest; by implication, devastation
and
waste.מְשׁוֹאָהmᵉshôwʼâh/meh-o-aw'/H4875(a) ruin, abstractly (the act) or concretely (the wreck)
solitary:
or,
dark
as
the
night
in:
Heb.
yesternight

Commentary on Job 30:3

HENRY_FULL · Job 30:3
ad spoken of the prosperity of wicked men in this world as a mystery of Providence, but they took it for a reflection upon Providence, as countenancing their wickedness; and they reproached him accordingly. In this chapter, I. Eliphaz checks him for his complaints of God, and of his dealings with him, as if he thought God had done him wrong, ver. 2-4 . II. He charges him with many high crimes and misdemeanours, for which he supposes God was now punishing him. 1. Oppression and injustice, ver. 5-11 . 2. Atheism and infidelity, ver. 12-14 . III. He compares his case to that of the old world, ver. 15-20 . IV. He gives him very good counsel, assuring him that, if he would take it, God would return in mercy to him and he should return to his former prosperity, ver. 21-30 . Third Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 10:13

To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

Job 21:15

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 35:6

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Psalms 16:2

O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

Proverbs 3:13

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. that getteth: Heb. that draweth out understanding

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 9:12

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. good: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. defence: Heb. shadow

Matthew 5:29

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. offend: or, do cause thee to offend

Luke 17:10

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say We are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do.

Galatians 6:7

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Galatians 6:8

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 30:3.

Job 38:27

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

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What does Job 30:3 say?

Job 30:3 (King James Version) reads: "For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. solitary: or, dark as the night in: Heb. yesternight"

Is Job 30:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 30:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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