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Job 30:9 Cross-References
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“And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.”
Job 30:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 30:9
And now am I their song (וְעַתָּה הָיִיתִי נְגִינָתָם)—The Hebrew neginah (נְגִינָה) means a mocking song or taunt, used of enemies' ridicule in Lamentations 3:14, 63. Job has become street entertainment, the subject of satirical ballads. I am their byword (אֶהְיֶה לָהֶם לְמִלָּה)—Millah (מִלָּה) means proverb or byword, suggesting Job's name has become proverbial for calamity, like we might say 'a real Job situation.' His reputation, once synonymous with righteousness and blessing, now signifies cursed misfortune.This verse captures devastating social death. In oral cultures, reputation was e...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 30:9
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“and their rising up; I am their song.”
“and their song all the day.”
“I became a byword to them.”
“they rejoiced”
“I”
“a shaking of the head among the peoples.”