TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION 1 But men younger than I am make fun of me now I Their fathers have always been so worthless I wouldn-'t let them help my dogs guard sheep. 2 They were a bunch of worn-out men, too weak to do any work for me. 3 They were so poor and hungry they would gnaw dry roots at... [ Continue Reading ]
2. Sorrowful description of his present sad estate (Job 30:1-31) a. The contempt he has from men of lowest class (Job 30:1-15) TEXT 30:1-15 1 BUT NOW THEY THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN I HAVE ME IN DERISION, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock 2 Yea, the strength of their hands,... [ Continue Reading ]
b. His unhappy misery (Job 30:16-23) TEXT 30:16-23 16 AND NOW MY SOUL IS POURED OAT WITHIN ME; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the _pains_ THAT GNAW ME TAKE NO REST. 18 By _God'S_ GREAT FORCE IS MY GARMENT DISFIGURED; It binde... [ Continue Reading ]
c. The disappointment of all his hopes (Job 30:24-31) TEXT 30:24-31 24 HOWBEIT DOTH NOT ONE STRETCH OUT THE HAND IN HIS FALL: Or in his calamity therefore cry for help? 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy? 26 When I looked for good, then evil ca... [ Continue Reading ]