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under the nettles they huddle together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Among the bushes they brayed, Under the nettles they nestled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Among the bushes they cry out; Under the weeds they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals]; Beneath the prickly scrub they gather <i>and</i> huddle together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They bray among the shrubs; they huddle beneath the thistles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They bray among the shrubs; they huddle beneath the thistles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />where they bray like donkeys gathering around shrubs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They howl in bushes and huddle together under thornbushes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Out in the wilds they howled like animals and huddled together under the bushes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They bray like donkeys among the bushes and huddle together under the desert weeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They brayed like animals among the bushes and were huddled together under the nettles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Among the bushes they bray; and under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were collected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They bray among the bushes. They are gathered together under the nettles. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They groan among shrubs, "" They are gathered together under nettles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Among shrubs they do groan, Under nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Between the shrubs they will bray; they will be poured out under the thorn bush.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They pleased themselves among these kind of things, and counted it delightful to be under the briers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They rejoiced among these kinds of things, and they considered it delightful to be under thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they huddled together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they huddle together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In rocky places, and under bushes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And under cliffs and under thorn bushes<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They will cry out among the rustling <i>bushes</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/30-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4431" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/30.htm">Job's Honor Turned into Contempt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5101.htm" title="5101: yin·hā·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To bray, cry. A primitive root; to bray, scream">They cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên- (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/7880.htm" title="7880: śî·ḥîm (N-mp) -- A bush, shrub, plant. From siyach; a shoot, i.e. shrubbery.">the shrubs</a> <a href="/hebrew/5596.htm" title="5596: yə·sup·pā·ḥū (V-Pual-Imperf-3mp) -- To join, attach to. Or saphach; a primitive root; properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses.">and huddled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/2738.htm" title="2738: ḥā·rūl (N-ms) -- (a kind of weed), perhaps chickpea. ">the nettles.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Lamentations 4:5</a></span><br />Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21-22</a></span><br />But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Psalm 102:6</a></span><br />I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13-14</a></span><br />Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. / The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Zephaniah 2:14</a></span><br />Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Jeremiah 49:33</a></span><br />“Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a></span><br />then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a></span><br />The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Matthew 8:28</a></span><br />When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3-5</a></span><br />This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. / Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him. / Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Luke 8:27</a></span><br />When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43</a></span><br />When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.</p><p class="hdg">brayed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-5.htm">Job 6:5</a></b></br> Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-12.htm">Job 11:12</a></b></br> For vain man would be wise, though man be born <i>like</i> a wild ass's colt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a></b></br> And he will be a wild man; his hand <i>will be</i> against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-9.htm">Job 2:9</a></b></br> Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-5.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Bray</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Bushes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-17.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Nettles</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Noises</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Shrubs</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Undergrowth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/42-12.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Bray</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm">Bushes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/34-14.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Nettles</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Noises</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Shrubs</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/job/31-25.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Undergrowth</a><div class="vheading2">Job 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-15.htm">and his prosperity into calamity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They cried out among the shrubs</b><br>This phrase depicts a scene of desperation and destitution. In the context of Job's lament, it highlights the plight of those who are marginalized and outcast. The "shrubs" suggest a barren, inhospitable environment, often associated with wilderness or wasteland in biblical literature. This imagery is reminiscent of the wilderness wanderings of Israel (<a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16:1-3</a>) and the desolation experienced by those outside the covenant community. The act of crying out signifies a deep sense of need and abandonment, echoing the cries of the Israelites in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a>) and the psalmist's pleas for deliverance (<a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a>).<p><b>and huddled beneath the nettles.</b><br>Nettles are plants known for their stinging hairs, which cause discomfort upon contact. This detail underscores the harshness of the conditions faced by these individuals. The act of huddling suggests seeking shelter or protection, yet the choice of nettles indicates that even their refuge is fraught with pain and difficulty. This imagery can be connected to the broader biblical theme of suffering and the human condition post-Fall, where creation itself is subject to futility and decay (<a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a>). The mention of nettles also evokes the curse of thorns and thistles in <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>, symbolizing the toil and hardship resulting from sin. In a typological sense, this suffering points to Christ, who bore the crown of thorns (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a>), taking upon Himself the curse and pain of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outcasts.htm">The Outcasts</a></b><br>The individuals described in <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7</a>, who are marginalized and live in desolate conditions, crying out among the shrubs.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shrubs_and_nettles.htm">The Shrubs and Nettles</a></b><br>Symbolic of desolation and abandonment, these plants represent the harsh environment where the outcasts dwell.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they play a significant role in the account, offering misguided counsel to Job.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br><a href="/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7</a> reminds us that suffering can lead to feelings of isolation and abandonment. As believers, we are called to support those who are marginalized and in distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_compassion.htm">Empathy and Compassion</a></b><br>The verse challenges us to develop empathy for those who are outcast and to offer them the love and support that reflects Christ's compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_desperation.htm">The Reality of Desperation</a></b><br>Recognizing the desperation of the outcasts in <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7</a> can help us understand the depth of human suffering and the need for God's intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the most desolate circumstances, like those described in <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7</a>, there is hope in God's ultimate justice and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_attitudes.htm">Reflecting on Our Attitudes</a></b><br>This passage encourages us to reflect on our attitudes towards the marginalized and to seek ways to be agents of God's love and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_disasters.htm">Why does God allow suffering? Why He can't stop disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes and storms from occurring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_people_live_on_'saltwort'_and_'juniper'.htm">Job 30:3-5 - Is there any historical or scientific record of people actually living off 'saltwort' and 'juniper roots,' or is this purely metaphorical language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16_7-8_align_with_a_just_god.htm">In Job 16:7-8, how can Job's physical suffering be reconciled with a compassionate God who supposedly protects the righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Among the bushes they brayed.</span>--Herodotus says their language was like the screeching of bats, others say it was like the whistling of birds. This whole description is of the mockers of Job, and therefore should be in the present tense in <a href="/job/30-5.htm" title="They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)">Job 30:5</a>; <a href="/context/job/30-7.htm" title="Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.">Job 30:7-8</a>, as it may be in the Authorised Version of <a href="/job/30-4.htm" title="Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.">Job 30:4</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Among the bushes they brayed.</span> The sounds which came from their mouths sounded to Job less like articulate speech than like the braying of asses. Compare what Herodotus says of his Troglodytes: "Their language is unlike that of any other people; it sounds like the screeching of bats." <span class="cmt_word">Under the nettles</span> (or, <span class="accented">wild</span> <span class="accented">vetches</span>) <span class="cmt_word">they were gathered together</span>; rather, <span class="accented">huddled together</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/30-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They cried out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנְהָ֑קוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yin·hā·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bray, scream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּין־</span> <span class="translit">(bên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the shrubs</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂיחִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(śî·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7880.htm">Strong's 7880: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bush, shrub, plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and huddled</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sup·pā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5596.htm">Strong's 5596: </a> </span><span class="str2">To join, attach to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nettles.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָר֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2738.htm">Strong's 2738: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pointed, a bramble, other thorny weed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/30-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 30:7 Among the bushes they bray (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/30-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/30-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 30:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 30:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>