Job 30:3

For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 30:3

BSB
Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.
AKJV
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
CPDV
They were barren from poverty and hunger; they gnawed in solitude, layered with misfortune and misery.
ERV
They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground; in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
NHEB
They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.
SMT
In want and in hunger, barren, gnawing the dry land, yesternight desolation and burning.

Commentary for Job 30:3

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 30:3
Summary
Desperate people fled to wilderness for survival
Place
Wilderness
Event
Poor flee to desert
Estimated Time Period
Unspecified
Category
Narrative