Job 30:8-10

New American Standard Bible

⁸Worthless ^[a]fellows, even ^[b]those without a name,
They were cast out from the land.

⁹“And now I have become their ^[c]^(A)taunt,
And I have become a ^[d]^(B)byword to them.
¹⁰They loathe me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not ^[e]refrain from ^(C)spitting in my face.

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Footnotes

Job 30:8 Lit sons
Job 30:8 Lit sons
Job 30:9 Lit song
Job 30:9 I.e., prob. a word of insult
Job 30:10 Lit withhold spit from my face

Job 30:8-10

King James Version

⁸They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

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

¹⁰They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

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Job 30:8-10

New King James Version

⁸They were sons of fools,
Yes, sons of vile men;
They were scourged from the land.

⁹“And^(A) now I am their taunting song;
Yes, I am their byword.
¹⁰They abhor me, they keep far from me;
They do not hesitate ^(B)to spit in my face.

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Job 30:8-10

New International Version

⁸A base and nameless brood,^(A)
they were driven out of the land.^(B)

⁹“And now those young men mock me^(C) in song;^(D)
I have become a byword^(E) among them.
¹⁰They detest me^(F) and keep their distance;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.^(G)