The Book of Job, Chapter 30 summary
Chapter 30 of 42 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 30, the speaker describes how younger people despise and attack him while disease, fear, and grief consume his strength. He accuses the one he addresses of ignoring his cries and opposing him, contrasting his compassion for others with the suffering he now endures.
What happens
- The speaker describes his young mockers through their fathers, whom he portrays as hungry outcasts living among rocks and bushes.
- The mockers sing about him, spit at him, and press against him without restraint.
- He describes overwhelming terror, deep bodily pain, and disease that grips him like clothing.
- He accuses the one he addresses of refusing to answer and using strength against him.
- He recalls grieving for others, contrasts hope with suffering, and ends with images of mourning music.
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