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Berean Standard Bible

““But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.”

Job 30:1

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Study note

Job 30 is part of Job's closing monologue. After recalling his former honor in chapter 29, he contrasts it with his present humiliation: young people mock him, his health fails and God seems silent.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

MAS ahora los más mozos de días que yo, se ríen de mí; cuyos padres yo desdeñara ponerlos con los perros de mi ganado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Pero ahora, quienes son menores que yo se burlan de mí, jovencitos cuyos padres no les llegaban ni a las pantorrillas de mis perros ovejeros.

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