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Job 30:8

6 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

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

9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not 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 wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

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  • Isaiah 32:6

    For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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  • Mark 6:24

    And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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  • Jeremiah 7:18

    The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may 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 instruction.

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  • 2 Kings 8:18

    And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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