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They were scourged from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Worthless fellows, even those without a name, They were cast out from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Wicked fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“<i>They are the</i> sons of [worthless and nameless] fools, They have been driven out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scouraged out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And like senseless donkeys they are chased away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; they were scourged out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Sons of fools and of uncertain reputation, they have been driven from the land by scourging."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Sons of senseless and nameless people, they were driven out of the land with whips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They are children of fools, yes, children of base men. They were flogged out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sons of folly—even sons without name, "" They have been struck from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sons of the foolish one, also the sons of no name: they were beaten from the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the sons of foolish and base men, not even paying any attention to the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Irresponsible, of no account, they were driven out of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A senseless, disreputable brood, they have been whipped out of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The children of fools shall be overthrown together with the children of the wicked; they shall be brought lower than the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The foolish children will be overthrown with evil children; there they will be leveled from the Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; They were scourged out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>They are</i> sons of fools and vile men, <i>whose</i> name and glory <i>are</i> quenched from off the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/30-8.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=4435" 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">7</span>They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5036.htm" title="5036: nā·ḇāl (Adj-ms) -- Foolish, senseless. From nabel; stupid; wicked.">A senseless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: ḇə·lî- (Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">nameless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">brood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5217.htm" title="5217: nik·kə·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To smite, scourge. A primitive root; to smite, i.e. Drive away.">they were driven</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">off</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.…<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="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15-16</a></span><br />But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. / Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Proverbs 30:11-14</a></span><br />There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. / There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. / There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Isaiah 32:5-6</a></span><br />No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></span><br />He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a></span><br />Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2-4</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-31</a></span><br />They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">1 Corinthians 1:28</a></span><br />He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5-6</a></span><br />Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? / But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4</a></span><br />Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">1 Corinthians 4:13</a></span><br />when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">2 Corinthians 6:8-10</a></span><br />through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; / unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; / sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They were children of fools, yes, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.</p><p class="hdg">children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18,27</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3</a></b></br> He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10-13</a></b></br> For he seeth <i>that</i> wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others… </p><p class="hdg">fools</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7,22</a></b></br> The fear of the LORD <i>is</i> the beginning of knowledge: <i>but</i> fools despise wisdom and instruction… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-22.htm">Proverbs 16:22</a></b></br> Understanding <i>is</i> a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools <i>is</i> folly.</p><p class="hdg">base men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-4.htm">Job 40:4</a></b></br> Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a></b></br> In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. <i>He that</i> sweareth to <i>his own</i> hurt, and changeth not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/28-9.htm">Base</a> <a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/job/29-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-3.htm">Flogged</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-21.htm">Ignoble</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Senseless</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-24.htm">Sires</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Whipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-22.htm">Base</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/job/30-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Flogged</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">Ignoble</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Senseless</a> <a href="/job/30-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-21.htm">Sires</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Whipped</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>A senseless and nameless brood</b><br>This phrase describes a group of people who lack wisdom and honor. In the context of Job, it refers to those who are marginalized and outcast, often seen as foolish or insignificant by society. Biblically, wisdom is highly valued (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>), and being without it is seen as a significant deficiency. The term "nameless" suggests a lack of identity or status, which in ancient cultures was a severe disadvantage. This reflects the social hierarchy of the time, where lineage and reputation were crucial. The Bible often contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing the importance of wisdom and understanding (<a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a>).<p><b>they were driven off the land</b><br>This part of the verse indicates a forced removal or exile, which was a common consequence for those who were considered undesirable or rebellious. In the historical context of the Ancient Near East, being driven off the land meant losing one's livelihood and security, as land was a primary source of sustenance and identity. This can be seen as a form of divine judgment or societal rejection. The theme of exile and displacement is prevalent throughout the Bible, notably in the stories of Cain (<a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Genesis 4:12</a>), the Israelites in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a>), and the Babylonian exile (<a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate redemption and restoration found in Christ, who offers a place in His kingdom to all who believe, regardless of their past or status (<a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a>).<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 patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outcasts.htm">The Outcasts</a></b><br>Referred to in this verse as a "senseless and nameless brood," these are individuals who have been marginalized and driven out of society.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Represents the community or society from which these individuals have been expelled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_marginalization.htm">Understanding Marginalization</a></b><br>Reflect on how society often marginalizes those deemed "senseless and nameless." Consider how we, as Christians, are called to respond to such individuals with compassion and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_suffering.htm">The Nature of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the depth of his suffering and the social rejection he feels. This can teach us about the reality of suffering and the importance of empathy for those who are marginalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Despite societal rejection, God’s justice and sovereignty remain. We are reminded that God sees and values every individual, regardless of their social status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-reflection.htm">Self-Reflection</a></b><br>Consider how we might unconsciously contribute to the marginalization of others and how we can change our attitudes and actions to align with Christ’s teachings.<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/evidence_of_'nameless_outcasts'_in_job's_era.htm">Job 30:8 – Do we have evidence of entire groups of “nameless outcasts” in the Near East during Job’s era, or is this an exaggerated literary trope? </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/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_9_8's_sea-walking_metaphorical.htm">Job 9:8 portrays God walking on the sea, yet there is no historical or scientific evidence of such a literal phenomenon--should this be seen as metaphorical?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">They were viler than the earth.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">They are scourged out of the land, </span>or <span class= "ital">are outcasts from the land.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They were children of fools.</span> The physical degeneracy whereof Job has been speaking is accompanied in most instances by extreme mental incapacity. Some of the degraded races cannot count beyond four or five; others have not more than two or three hundred words in their vocabulary. They are all of low intellect, though occasionally extremely artful and cunning. <span class="cmt_word">Yea, children of base men</span>; literally, <span class="accented">children of no name.</span> Their race had never made for itself any name, but was unknown and insignificant. <span class="cmt_word">They were viler than the earth</span>; rather, they <span class="accented">were scourged out of the land.</span> This must not be understood literally. It is a rhetorical repetition of what had been already said in ver. 5. The expression may be compared with the tale in Herodotus, that when the Scythian slaves rebelled and took up arms, the Scythians scourged them into subjection (Herod., 4:3, 4). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/30-8.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">A senseless</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֭בָל</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5036.htm">Strong's 5036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foolish, senseless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nameless</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brood,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were driven</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֝כְּא֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nik·kə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite, drive away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">off</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/30-8.htm">Job 30:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/30-8.htm">OT Poetry: Job 30:8 They are children of fools yes children (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/30-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/30-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 30:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 30:9" /></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>