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Job 30:6

Thei dwelliden in deseertis of strondis, and in caues of erthe, ethir on grauel, `ethir on cley.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Persecution;   Thompson Chain Reference - Job;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Rocks;   Valleys;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Horites or Horim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hori;   Job;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Rock;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Paronomasia ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ut;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cave;   Cleft;   Rock;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They are living on the slopes of the wadis,among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
Hebrew Names Version
So that they dwell in frightful valleys, And in holes of the eretz and of the rocks.
King James Version
To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
English Standard Version
In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
New Century Version
They lived in dried-up streambeds, in caves, and among the rocks.
New English Translation
so that they had to live in the dry stream beds, in the holes of the ground, and among the rocks.
Amplified Bible
"They must dwell on the slopes of wadis And in holes in the ground and in rocks.
New American Standard Bible
So that they live on the slopes of ravines, In holes in the ground and among the rocks.
World English Bible
So that they dwell in frightful valleys, And in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therfore they dwelt in the clefts of riuers, in the holes of the earth and rockes.
Legacy Standard Bible
So that they dwell in the slopes of the valleys,In holes of the dust and of the rocks.
Berean Standard Bible
so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
Contemporary English Version
Their only homes are ditches or holes between rocks,
Complete Jewish Bible
to live in gullies and vadis, in holes in the ground and caves in the rocks.
Darby Translation
To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:
Easy-to-Read Version
They must live in the dry riverbeds, hillside caves, and holes in the ground.
George Lamsa Translation
Fleeing to dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, in crevices,
Good News Translation
They had to live in caves, in holes dug in the sides of cliffs.
Lexham English Bible
so that they dwell in holes of the ground and in the rocks.
Literal Translation
they dwell in the chasms of the torrents, in the holes of the earth, and in rocks.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their dwellinge was beside foule brokes, yee in the caues & dennes of the earth.
American Standard Version
So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Bible in Basic English
They have to get a resting-place in the hollows of the valleys, in holes of the earth and rocks.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
King James Version (1611)
To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caues of the earth, and in the rockes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Their dwelling was in the cleftes of brookes, yea in the caues and dennes of the earth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.
English Revised Version
In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Update Bible Version
So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Webster's Bible Translation
To dwell in the clefts of the valleys, [in] caves of the earth, and [in] the rocks.
New King James Version
They had to live in the clefts of the valleys, In caves of the earth and the rocks.
New Living Translation
So now they live in frightening ravines, in caves and among the rocks.
New Life Bible
So they live in valleys made by floods, in caves of the earth and of the rocks.
New Revised Standard
In the gullies of wadis they must live, in holes in the ground, and in the rocks.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the fissures, of the ravines had they to dwell, in holes of dust and crags;
Douay-Rheims Bible
They dwelt in the desert places of torrents, and in caves of earth, or upon the gravel.
Revised Standard Version
In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Young's Literal Translation
In a frightful place of valleys to dwell, Holes of earth and clefts.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So that they dwell in dreadful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

Contextual Overview

1 But now yongere men in tyme scornen me, whos fadris Y deynede not to sette with the doggis of my flok. 2 Of whiche men the vertu of hondis was for nouyt to me, and thei weren gessid vnworthi to that lijf. 3 Thei weren bareyn for nedynesse and hungur; that gnawiden in wildirnesse, and weren pale for pouert and wretchidnesse; 4 and eeten eerbis, aud the ryndis of trees; and the roote of iunyperis was her mete. 5 Whiche men rauyschiden these thingis fro grete valeis; and whanne thei hadden foundun ony of alle, thei runnen with cry to tho. 6 Thei dwelliden in deseertis of strondis, and in caues of erthe, ethir on grauel, `ethir on cley. 7 Whiche weren glad among siche thingis, and arettiden delices to be vndur buschis. 8 The sones of foolis and of vnnoble men, and outirli apperynge not in erthe. 9 But now Y am turned in to the song of hem, and Y am maad a prouerbe to hem. 10 Thei holden me abhomynable, and fleen fer fro me, and dreden not to spete on my face.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

dwell: Judges 6:2, 1 Samuel 22:1, 1 Samuel 22:2, Isaiah 2:19, Revelation 6:15

caves: Heb. holes

Reciprocal: Isaiah 2:10 - Enter Isaiah 2:21 - go

Cross-References

Genesis 30:14
Forsothe Ruben yede out in to the feeld in the tyme of wheete heruest, and foond mandragis, whiche he brouyte to Lya, his modir. And Rachel seide, Yyue thou to me a part of the mandragis of thi sone.
Genesis 30:16
And whanne Jacob cam ayen fro the feeld at euentid, Lya yede out in to his comyng, and seide, Thou shalt entre to me, for Y haue hired thee with hire for the mandragis of my sone. He slepte with hir in that nyyt;
Genesis 30:17
and God herde hir preiers, and sche conseyuede, and childide the fyuethe sone;
Genesis 30:20
and seide, The Lord hath maad me riche with a good dower, also in this tyme myn hosebonde schal be with me, for Y childide sixe sones to hym; and therfore sche clepide his name Sabulon.
Genesis 30:32
Cumpasse thou alle thi flockis, and departe thou alle diuerse scheep and of spottid flees, and what euer thing schal be dun, and spottid, and dyuerse, as wel in scheep as in geet, it schal be my mede.
Genesis 30:35
And he departide in that dai the geet, and scheep, geet buckis, and rammes, dyuerse and spottid. Sothely he bitook al the flok of o coloure, that is, of white and of blak flees in the hond of hise sones;
Genesis 35:25
the sones of Bala, handmayde of Rachel, weren Dan, and Neptalym;
Genesis 46:23
The sone of Dan, Vsym.
Deuteronomy 33:22
Also he seide to Dan, Dan, a whelp of a lioun, schal flowe largeli fro Basan.
Psalms 35:24
Mi Lord God, deme thou me bi thi riytfulnesse; and haue thei not ioye on me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys,.... Or "brooks" l, in such hollow places as were made by floods and streams of waters:

[in] caves of the earth, and [in] the rocks; where they betook themselves for fear of men, and through shame, being naked and miserable not fit to be seen: Job has respect to the Horites and Troglodytes, his neighbours, who dwelt in such places chiefly.

l נחלים "torrentium", Tigurine version, Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys - The word here rendered “cliffs” (ערוץ ârûts) denotes rather “horror,” or something “horrid,” and the sense here is, that they dwelt in “the horrer of valleys;” that is, in horrid valleys. The idea is that of deep and frightful glens, where wild beasts ranged, far from the abodes of men, and surrounded by frightful wastes. The word rendered “valleys” (נחל nachal) means properly a brook, stream, water-course - what is now called a wady; a place where the winter torrents run, but which is usually dry in summer; see the notes at Job 6:15.

In caves of the earth - Margin, as in Hebrew “holes.” Septuagint “Whose houses are - πρῶγλαι πετρῶν trōglai petrōn - caverns of the rocks;” that is, who are “Troglodytes.” Caves furnished a natural dwelling for the poor and the outcast, and it is well known that it was not uncommon in Egypt, and in the deserts of Arabia, to occupy such caves as a habitation; see Diod. Sic. Lib. iii. xiv. and Strabo, Lib. 16,

And in the rocks - The caverns of the rocks. Dr. Richardson found a large number of such dwellings in the vicinity of Thebes, many of which were large and beautifully formed and sculptured with many curious devices. Mr. Rich, also, saw a large number of such caves not far from Mousal. Residence in Koordistan, vol. ii. p. 94.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 30:6. To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys — They were obliged to take shelter in the most dangerous, out-of-the-way, and unfrequented places. This is the meaning.


 
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