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Job 30:5 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Job 30:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 30 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)”
Job 30:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 30:5
They were driven forth from among men (מִן־הַגֵּו יְגֹרָשׁוּ)—The verb גָרַשׁ (garash) means to expel violently, used of Adam's expulsion from Eden (Genesis 3:24) and Israel's enemies from Canaan. This is forced exile, not voluntary withdrawal. (They cried after them as after a thief;) (יָרִיעוּ עֲלֵימוֹ כַּגַּנָּב)—The community 'shouted' (יָרִיעוּ, yariu, raised the alarm) as if pursuing thieves (גַּנָּב, ganav).Job describes systematic social ostracism approaching ethnic cleansing. The parenthetical comment reveals community violence maintaining boundaries against the unclean. This echoes l...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 30:5
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“and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field”
“when you till the ground”
“Let his children be continually vagabonds”
“and gives it to whoever he will.”