Job 30:12
10 They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
11 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
13 They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
14 They advance as through a wide breach; through the ruins they keep rolling in.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
- KJV
- Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
- WEB
- On my right hand rise the rabble. They thrust aside my feet. They cast their ways of destruction up against me.
- ASV
- Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
- DARBY
- At [my] right hand rise the young brood; they push away my feet, and raise up against me their pernicious ways;
- BLB
- On the right a brood arises; they push away my feet, and they build up against me the ways of destruction.
- ÅB
- Ved min høyre side reiser deres yngel seg; mine føtter støter de bort og legger sine ulykkesveier mot meg.
- OTB
- På høyre hånd reiser deres avkom seg;
de skyver mine føtter til side og bygger opp mot meg sine ødeleggelsesveier. - B1930
- Ved min høire side reiser deres yngel sig; mine føtter støter de bort og legger sine ulykkesveier mot mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 19:12
His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
Read in contextJob 19:18
Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
Read in contextPsalms 140:4–5
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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