Job 30:19 - Exposition

He ( i.e. God) hath cast me into the mire . "The mire" here is the lowest depth of misery and degradation (comp. Psalms 40:2 ; Psalms 69:2 , Psalms 69:14 ). Job feels himself cast into it by God, but nevertheless does not forsake him nor cease to call upon him (verses 20-23). And I am become like dust and ashes ; i.e. unclean, impure, offensive to my fellow-men, an object of dislike and disdain.