Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 30:8 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 30:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 30 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. base: Heb. men of no name”
Job 30:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 30:8
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men (בְּנֵי־נָבָל גַּם־בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם)—Job describes his mockers' ancestry using devastating Hebrew terms. Nabal (נָבָל) means not merely foolish but morally degenerate, the same word describing the churlish Nabal in 1 Samuel 25. Beli-shem (בְלִי־שֵׁם) literally means 'without name'—men of no reputation, nameless outcasts. In honor-shame culture, this denotes the absolute bottom of society.They were viler than the earth (נִכְּאוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ)—The verb nikka'u means 'beaten out' or 'driven out,' suggesting violent expulsion from civilized so...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 30:8
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“but the punishment of fools is their folly.”
“and his heart will work iniquity”
“and said to her mother”
“ye thoughtless”
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
“and the fathers kindle the fire”
“and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh”
“but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts”
“He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.”