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Job 30:8

6 so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.

7 They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.

A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.

9 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.

10 They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

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BSB
A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
KJV
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
WEB
They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land.
ASV
[They are] children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land.
DARBY
Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.
BLB
Sons of a fool, even sons without a name, they were scourged from the land.
ÅB
barn av dårer og æreløse folk, pisket ut av landet.
OTB
Sønner av dårer, ja, sønner av navnløse,
de er drevet ut av landet.
B1930
barn av dårer og æreløse folk, pisket ut av landet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 16:22

    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

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  • Isaiah 32:6

    For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

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  • Mark 6:24

    Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Job 40:4

    “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

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  • Jeremiah 7:18

    The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

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  • Proverbs 1:7

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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  • 2 Kings 8:18

    And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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