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
KJV
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.
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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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. that getteth: Heb. that draweth out understanding
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom 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 7:12For 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 5:29And 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 17:10So 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 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 6:8For 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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Frequently asked questions
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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