Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “And now those young men mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. New Living Translation “And now they mock me with vulgar songs! They taunt me! English Standard Version “And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. Berean Standard Bible And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. King James Bible And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. New King James Version “And now I am their taunting song; Yes, I am their byword. New American Standard Bible “And now I have become their taunt, And I have become a byword to them. NASB 1995 “And now I have become their taunt, I have even become a byword to them. NASB 1977 “And now I have become their taunt, I have even become a byword to them. Legacy Standard Bible “And now I have become their mocking song; I have even become a taunting word to them. Amplified Bible “And now I have become [the subject of] their taunting; Yes, I am a byword and a laughingstock to them. Christian Standard Bible Now I am mocked by their songs; I have become an object of scorn to them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now I am mocked by their songs; I have become an object of scorn to them. American Standard Version And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And now I have been their meditation, and I have been a horror to them Brenton Septuagint Translation But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word. Contemporary English Version Those worthless nobodies make up jokes and songs to disgrace me. Douay-Rheims Bible Now I am turned into their song, and am become their byword. English Revised Version And now I am become their song, yea, I am a byword unto them. GOD'S WORD® Translation "And now they make fun of me with songs. I have become a joke to them. Good News Translation Now they come and laugh at me; I am nothing but a joke to them. International Standard Version "Now, I've become the object of their mocking melodies; I'm nothing but a fool's proverb to them! JPS Tanakh 1917 And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. Literal Standard Version And now, I have been their song, | And I am to them for a byword. Majority Standard Bible And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. New American Bible Yet now they sing of me in mockery; I have become a byword among them. NET Bible "And now I have become their taunt song; I have become a byword among them. New Revised Standard Version “And now they mock me in song; I am a byword to them. New Heart English Bible "Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them. Webster's Bible Translation And now I am their song, yes, I am their by-word. World English Bible “Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them. Young's Literal Translation And now, their song I have been, And I am to them for a byword. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Honor Turned into Contempt…8A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. 9And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. 10They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.… Cross References Job 12:4 I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock. Job 17:6 He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit. Job 30:8 A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. Psalm 69:11 I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. Psalm 69:12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. Lamentations 3:14 I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long. Lamentations 3:46 All our enemies open their mouths against us. Treasury of Scripture And now am I their song, yes, I am their byword. am I Job 17:6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret. Psalm 35:15,16 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: … Psalm 44:14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. Jump to Previous Byword By-Word Mock Shame Song Taunt WordJump to Next Byword By-Word Mock Shame Song Taunt WordJob 30 1. Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt15. and his prosperity into calamity (9) And now am I their song.--See the references in the margin, which show that it is quite appropriate to give to the complaints of Job a Messianic interpretation.Verse 9. - And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword (see above, Job 17:6; and comp. Psalm 69:12). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And nowוְ֭עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time they mock me in song; נְגִינָתָ֣ם (nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5058: Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram I have become וָאֱהִ֖י (wā·’ĕ·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a byword לְמִלָּֽה׃ (lə·mil·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4405: A word, a discourse, a topic among them. לָהֶ֣ם (lā·hem) Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They Links Job 30:9 NIVJob 30:9 NLT Job 30:9 ESV Job 30:9 NASB Job 30:9 KJV Job 30:9 BibleApps.com Job 30:9 Biblia Paralela Job 30:9 Chinese Bible Job 30:9 French Bible Job 30:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 30:9 Now I have become their song (Jb) |
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