Job 30:4

Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Job 30:4

BSB

They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.

AKJV

Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

CPDV

And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.

ERV

They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; and the roots of the broom are their meat.

NHEB

They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food.

SMT

Plucking off sea purslain upon the shrub, the root of broom their bread.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 30:4

WhocutupH6998Verb mallowsH4408Noun MasculinebythebushesH7880Noun MasculineandjuniperH7574Noun Masculine rootsH8328Noun MasculinefortheirmeatH3899Noun Masculine

Commentary for Job 30:4

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Overview of Job 30:4

Summary

Starving people ate foraged plants to survive

Place

Wilderness

Event

Gathering wild vegetation

Estimated Time Period

Unspecified