“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to entrust with my sheep dogs.
Parallel translations
- WEB “But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV “But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.
- NASB “But now those who are younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the dogs of my flock.
- NLT “But now I am mocked by people younger than I, by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
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Quick answer
Now, Job laments, even worthless young men whose fathers he despised mock him.
Overview
With a sharp 'but now,' Job turns from his honored past to his humiliating present. Those he would not have trusted even with his sheep dogs now deride him, a complete reversal of his former esteem. This bitter contrast voices the depth of his suffering and the public shame that compounded his losses.
Cross-references & the web
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- Job 12:4I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
- Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
- Ps 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
- Ps 35:15–16But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
- 2 Kgs 2:23From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
- Isa 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
- Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- Job 19:13–19He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
- Titus 1:12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- Luke 23:18But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- Mark 15:17–20They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
- Job 29:8–10the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
- Luke 23:39One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
- Luke 23:14and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
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