Job 30:9

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

"And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword." - Job 30:9
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What does Job 30:9 mean?

Job 30:9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword." This verse comes from the book of Job in the Old Testament and is part of a speech that Job delivers as he laments his suffering and the mockery he receives from his peers…

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The Symphony of Suffering: Music in the Midst of Pain

As we reflect on Job 30:9, "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword," we find ourselves diving deep into the narrative of suffering and the profound isolation it often brings. This verse, presented against the backdrop of Job’s immense suffering, unveils the paradox of…

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A Prayer for Deliverance from Suffering and Mockery

O Lord Almighty, I come before You in humble reverence, acknowledging Your sovereignty and grace as I meditate on the profound words of Job 30:9: "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword." Lord, You know the depths of my heart and the burdens I carry. In times of trial…

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Job 30:9 - "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword."
Job 30:9-10 - "And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. They abhor me, they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me."
"And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. They abhor me, they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me." - Job 30:9-10
Job 9:30 - "If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;"
"If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;" - Job 9:30
Job 30:30 - "My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat."
Job 30:28
Job 30:28
Job 30:28
Job 30:28
Job 30:28
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 30:6 - "To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks."
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 38:30 - "The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 30:27 - "My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me."
Job 30:4 - "Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat."
Job 30:7 - "Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together."
"My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat." - Job 30:30
Job 22:30 - "He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands."
Job 6:30 - "Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?"
Job 30:25 - "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?"
Job 33:30 - "To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living."
Job 30:13 - "They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper."
Job 36:30 - "Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea."
Job 21:30 - "That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath."
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 30:3 - "For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste."