Job 30:1 | MHM | STEP | Job's Humbled Condition In this passage, Job sadly describes how he has fallen from a place of honor to a place of disgrace. He feels deeply the pain of being mocked and looked down on, especially by people who were once far beneath him. Job’s suffering is made worse by the fact that those who insult him are the most lowly and poor in society. His story shows how quickly public respect can disappear and how cruel people can be when someone is in trouble. v. 1–2 : Job says that now even young men, who should respect him for his age, laugh at him. These are the children of men whom Job would not have trusted even with the dogs of his flock (Job 30:1 ). Their parents were so poor and untrustworthy that Job would not have let them work for him, because they were not helpful or reliable (Job 30:2 ).

‏ Job 30:1

Job's Humbled Condition

In this passage, Job sadly describes how he has fallen from a place of honor to a place of disgrace. He feels deeply the pain of being mocked and looked down on, especially by people who were once far beneath him. Job’s suffering is made worse by the fact that those who insult him are the most lowly and poor in society. His story shows how quickly public respect can disappear and how cruel people can be when someone is in trouble.

v. 1–2: Job says that now even young men, who should respect him for his age, laugh at him. These are the children of men whom Job would not have trusted even with the dogs of his flock (Job 30:1 ^a). Their parents were so poor and untrustworthy that Job would not have let them work for him, because they were not helpful or reliable (Job 30:2 ^b).