30:1 'But now I am mocked by those who are younger than I, by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 1 , 'But now I am mocked by those who are younger than I, by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
30:2 A lot of good they are to me--those worn-out wretches!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 2 , A lot of good they are to me--those worn-out wretches!
30:3 They are gaunt with hunger and flee to the deserts and the wastelands, desolate and gloomy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 3 , They are gaunt with hunger and flee to the deserts and the wastelands, desolate and gloomy.
30:4 They eat coarse leaves, and they burn the roots of shrubs for heat.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 4 , They eat coarse leaves, and they burn the roots of shrubs for heat.
30:5 They are driven from civilization, and people shout after them as if they were thieves.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 5 , They are driven from civilization, and people shout after them as if they were thieves.
30:6 So now they live in frightening ravines and in caves and among the rocks.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 6 , So now they live in frightening ravines and in caves and among the rocks.
30:7 They sound like animals as they howl among the bushes; they huddle together for shelter beneath the nettles.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 7 , They sound like animals as they howl among the bushes; they huddle together for shelter beneath the nettles.
30:8 They are nameless fools, outcasts of civilization.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 8 , They are nameless fools, outcasts of civilization.
30:9 'And now their sons mock me with their vulgar song! They taunt me!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 9 , 'And now their sons mock me with their vulgar song! They taunt me!
30:10 They despise me and won't come near me, except to spit in my face.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 10 , They despise me and won't come near me, except to spit in my face.
30:11 For God has cut the cords of my tent. He has humbled me, so they have thrown off all restraint.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 11 , For God has cut the cords of my tent. He has humbled me, so they have thrown off all restraint.
30:12 These outcasts oppose me to my face. They send me sprawling; they lay traps in my path.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 12 , These outcasts oppose me to my face. They send me sprawling; they lay traps in my path.
30:13 They block my road and do everything they can to hasten my calamity, knowing full well that I have no one to help me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 13 , They block my road and do everything they can to hasten my calamity, knowing full well that I have no one to help me.
30:14 They come at me from all directions. They rush upon me when I am down.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 14 , They come at me from all directions. They rush upon me when I am down.
30:15 I live in terror now. They hold me in contempt, and my prosperity has vanished as a cloud before a strong wind.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 15 , I live in terror now. They hold me in contempt, and my prosperity has vanished as a cloud before a strong wind.
30:16 'And now my heart is broken. Depression haunts my days.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 16 , 'And now my heart is broken. Depression haunts my days.
30:17 My weary nights are filled with pain as though something were relentlessly gnawing at my bones.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 17 , My weary nights are filled with pain as though something were relentlessly gnawing at my bones.
30:18 With a strong hand, God grabs my garment. He grips me by the collar of my tunic.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 18 , With a strong hand, God grabs my garment. He grips me by the collar of my tunic.
30:19 He has thrown me into the mud. I have become as dust and ashes.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 19 , He has thrown me into the mud. I have become as dust and ashes.
30:20 'I cry to you, O God, but you don't answer me. I stand before you, and you don't bother to look.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 20 , 'I cry to you, O God, but you don't answer me. I stand before you, and you don't bother to look.
30:21 You have become cruel toward me. You persecute me with your great power.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 21 , You have become cruel toward me. You persecute me with your great power.
30:22 You throw me into the whirlwind and destroy me in the storm.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 22 , You throw me into the whirlwind and destroy me in the storm.
30:23 And I know that you are sending me to my death--the destination of all who live.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 23 , And I know that you are sending me to my death--the destination of all who live.
30:24 'Surely no one would turn against the needy when they cry for help.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 24 , 'Surely no one would turn against the needy when they cry for help.
30:25 Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 25 , Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?
30:26 So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 26 , So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.
30:27 My heart is troubled and restless. Days of affliction have come upon me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 27 , My heart is troubled and restless. Days of affliction have come upon me.
30:28 I walk in gloom, without sunlight. I stand in the public square and cry for help.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 28 , I walk in gloom, without sunlight. I stand in the public square and cry for help.
30:29 But instead, I am considered a brother to jackals and a companion to ostriches.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 29 , But instead, I am considered a brother to jackals and a companion to ostriches.
30:30 My skin has turned dark, and my bones burn with fever.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 30 , My skin has turned dark, and my bones burn with fever.
30:31 My harp plays sad music, and my flute accompanies those who weep.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 30 , Verse 31 , My harp plays sad music, and my flute accompanies those who weep.
