Job 30:30 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 30:15-31

In this second part of Job's complaint, which is very bitter, and has a great many sorrowful accents in it, we may observe a great deal that he complains of and some little that he comforts himself with. I. Here is much that he complains of. 1. In general, it was a day of great affliction and sorrow. (1.) Affliction seized him, and surprised him. It seized him (Job 30:16): The days of affliction have taken hold upon me, have caught me (so some); they have arrested me, as the bailiff arrests... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 30:30

My skin is black upon me ,.... Either through deep melancholy, as may be observed in persons of such a disposition, through grief and trouble; or rather through the force of his disease, the burning ulcers and black scabs with which he was covered, as the Jews were through famine, in their captivity, Lamentations 4:8 ; and my bones are burnt with heat ; with the heat of a burning fever; which not only made his inwards boil, but reached to his bones, and dried up the marrow of them.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 30:30

My skin is black - By continual exposure to the open air, and parching influence of the sun. My bones are burned with heat - A strong expression, to point out the raging fever that was continually preying upon his vitals. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

The contrast is now completed. Having drawn the portrait of himself as he was, rich, honoured, blessed with children, flourishing, in favour with both God and man, Job now presents himself to us as he is, despised of men (verses 1-10), afflicted of God (verse 11), a prey to vague terrors (verse 15), tortured with bodily pains (verses 17, 18), cast off by God (verses 19, 20), with nothing but death to look for (verses 23-31). The chapter is the most touching in the whole book. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

The troubles of the present. In contrast to the happy past of honour and respect on which he has been so wistfully dwelling in the previous chapter, Job sees himself now exposed to the scorn and contempt of the meanest of mankind; while a flood of miseries from the hand of God passes over him. From this last chapter we have learned the honour and authority with which it sometimes pleases God to crown the pious and the faithful. From the present we see how at other times he crucifies and puts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

A sorrowful contrast. Job's condition has become one of sorrowfulness, the humiliation of which stands in direct contrast to his former state. He graphically expresses it in a few words: "But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock." The picture of sorrowful humiliation, standing in contrast, to previous honour, wealth, and power, is very striking. It is a typical example, showing to what depths the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:16-31

Job's second parable: 3. A sorrowful survey of present misery. I. JOB 'S BODILY AFFLICTION . 1 . Overpowering. It was no trifling ailment that wrung from the heart of this fallen great man the exquisitely plaintive lament of the present section. The malady which had struck its fangs into his vitals was one that made his bowels boil, and rest not (verse 27); that caused his heart to melt like wax in the midst of his bowels ( Psalms 22:14 ); yea, that dissolved his soul in tears... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:30

My skin is black upon me (see the comment on Job 30:28 , Job 30:29 , ad init. ), and my bones are burned with heat . The "burning pains" in the bones, which characterize at least one form of elephantiasis, have been already mentioned (see the comment on Job 30:17 ). In ordinary elephantiasis there is often "intense pain in the lumbar region and groin," which the patient might think to be in his bones. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 30:30

My skin is black upon me; - see Job 30:28. It had become black by the force of the disease.My bones are burnt with heat - The bones, in the Scriptures, are often represented as the seat of pain. The disease of Job seems to have pervaded the whole body. If it was the elephantiasis (see the notes at Job 2:7-8), these effects would be naturally produced. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 30:30-31

Job 30:30-31. My skin is black upon me, &c. “The boiling heat of my body hath so parched me that my skin looks black, and the marrow in my bones, and all my vital moisture, are dried up.” My harp also is turned to mourning “To say no more, all mirth is banished my house: the musical instruments are laid aside, and nothing but mourning and weeping come in their room.” Bishop Patrick. All my joy is gone, my condition entirely changed, and I have nothing now but wo and misery. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 30:15-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 30:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 30:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:16-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 30:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 30:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 30:30-31

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