Job 30 · Verse 10

Job 30:10

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Job 30:10, King James Version

Job 30:10 in other translations

BSBThey abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
WEBThey abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
ASVThey abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
YLTThey have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.
DARBYThey abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.
BBEI am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.
WebsterThey abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

What does Job 30:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. in my face--rather, refrain not to spit in deliberate contempt before my face. To spit at all in presence of another is thought in the East insulting, much more so when done to mark "abhorrence." Compare the further insult to Jesus Christ (Is 50:6; Mt 26:67).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They abhor me - What a state must civil society be in when such indignities were permitted to be offered to the aged and afflicted!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 30:1-14

Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. What little cause have men to be ambitious or proud of that which may be so easily lost, and what little confidence is to be put in it! We should not be cast down if we are despised, reviled, and hated by wicked men. We should look to Jesus, who endured the contradiction of sinners.

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Job 30:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.nithey abhor meH8581
רָ֣חֲקוּRa.cha.kuthey are distantH7368
מֶ֑נִּיMe.nifrom meH4480
וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.Naiand from face myH6440
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
חָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuthey have withheldH2820
רֹֽק\׃RokspittleH7536

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 30:10

  • Isaiah 50:6

    I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  • Matthew 26:67

    Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

  • Psalms 88:8

    Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

  • Numbers 12:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

  • Deuteronomy 25:9

    Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.

  • Matthew 27:30

    And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

  • Zechariah 11:8

    Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

  • Matthew 26:56

    But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

  • Proverbs 19:7

    All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

  • Job 42:6

    Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

  • Job 19:19

    All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

  • Job 19:13-14

    He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
abhor me.
19:19; 42:6; Ps 88:8; Zec 11:8
flee far.
19:13,14; Ps 88:8; Pr 19:7; Mt 26:56
spare not to spit in my face. Heb. withhold not spittle frommy face.
Nu 12:14; De 25:9; Isa 50:6; Mt 26:67; 27:30

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Context

  • Job 30:9

    And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

  • Job 30:10

    They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

  • Job 30:11

    Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

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Job 30:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Abomínanme, aléjanse de mí, y aun de mi rostro no detuvieron su saliva.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils m’ont en horreur, ils se tiennent loin de moi, et n’épargnent pas à ma face les crachats;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie verabscheuen mich, treten fern von mir weg, und sie verschonen mein Angesicht nicht mit Speichel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abominantur me, et longe fugiunt a me, et faciem meam conspuere non verentur.