Job 30:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 30:8

6 They had to live in the clefts of the¹ valleys,
In¹ caves of the earth and the rocks.

7 Among the bushes they brayed,
Under the nettles they nestled.

8 They were sons of fools,
Yes, sons of vile men;
They were scourged from the land.

9 “And^a now I am their taunting song;
Yes, I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they keep far from me;
They do not hesitate ^ato spit in my face.

11 Because ^aHe has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me,
They have cast off restraint before me.

12 At my right hand the rabble arises;
They push away my feet,
And ^athey raise against me their ways of destruction.

Verse Comparison: Job 30:8

American Standard Version
`They are' children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land.

Amplified® Bible
Sons of the worthless and nameless, they have been scourged {and} crushed out of the land.

Contemporary English Version
And like senseless donkeys they are chased away.

Darby English Version
Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.

Good News Bible
A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land.

King James Version
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

New American Standard Bible
"Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.

New International Version
A base and nameless brood,
they were driven out of the land.

New King James Version
They were sons of fools,
Yes, sons of vile men;
They were scourged from the land.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Fools, even those without a name, They felt scourge from the land.

Revised Standard Version
A senseless, a disreputable brood, they have been whipped out of the land.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land.

New English Translation
Sons of senseless and nameless people,¹ they were driven out of the land with whips.²