Job 30:13
Job 30:13 in Multiple Translations
They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that have no helper.
They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;
They cut off my way of escape; they bring about my downfall and do this without anyone's help.
They haue destroyed my paths: they tooke pleasure at my calamitie, they had none helpe.
They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, 'He hath no helper.'
They mar my path. They promote my destruction without anyone’s help.
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
They have destroyed my ways, they have lain in wait against me, and they have prevailed, and there was none to help.
They prevent me from escaping, and they do not need anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
Berean Amplified Bible — Job 30:13
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Job 30:13 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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נָתְס֗וּ
נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י
לְ/הַוָּתִ֥/י
יֹעִ֑ילוּ
לֹ֖א
עֹזֵ֣ר
לָֽ/מוֹ
נָתְס֗וּ
nâthâç
H5420
to break
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י
nâthîyb
H5410
path
N-cs | Suff
לְ/הַוָּתִ֥/י
havvâh
H1942
desire
Prep | N-fs | Suff
יֹעִ֑ילוּ
yaʻal
H3276
to gain
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3mp
לֹ֖א
lôʼ
H3808
not
Part
עֹזֵ֣ר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
V-Qal
לָֽ/מוֹ
Prep | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 30:13
נָתְס֗וּ
nâthâç
H5420
"to break"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
This word means to break or tear something down, like destroying a building or a relationship, and is often used to describe damage or harm.
Definition: 1) to tear down, break down 1a) (Qal) to break down
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: mar. See also: Job 30:13.
נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י
nâthîyb
H5410
"path"
N-cs | Suff
In the Bible, this word means a path or road that people walk on, like a beaten track. It appears in books like Isaiah and Jeremiah, referring to a traveler's journey. The word is used to describe a way or pathway.
Definition: 1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway 2) path, pathway, traveller
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: path(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way. See also: Judges 5:6; Proverbs 3:17; Psalms 78:50.
לְ/הַוָּתִ֥/י
havvâh
H1942
"desire"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
Havvah refers to a strong desire, but often in a bad sense, and can also mean ruin or calamity. It's used to describe something naughty or wicked, like mischief or iniquity. This concept appears in various KJV translations.
Definition: 1) desire 1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity
Usage: Occurs in 16 OT verses. KJV: calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness. See also: Job 6:2; Psalms 57:2; Psalms 5:10.
יֹעִ֑ילוּ
yaʻal
H3276
"to gain"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3mp
This Hebrew word means to gain or ascend, and can also mean to be valuable or beneficial. It is used in various forms in the Bible to convey the idea of profit or advantage.
Definition: (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail
Usage: Occurs in 21 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able). See also: 1 Samuel 12:21; Isaiah 44:10; Proverbs 10:2.
לֹ֖א
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
עֹזֵ֣ר
ʻâzar
H5826
"to help"
V-Qal
To help or aid is the meaning of this Hebrew word, used to describe God's protection or assistance. It is used in the Psalms to express trust in God's help and in the book of Exodus to describe God's aid to the Israelites.
Definition: 1) to help, succour, support 1a) (Qal) to help 1b) (Niphal) to be helped 1c) (Hiphil) to help
Usage: Occurs in 77 OT verses. KJV: help, succour. See also: Genesis 49:25; Job 26:2; Psalms 10:14.
לָֽ/מוֹ
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Prep | Suff
Study Notes — Job 30:13
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 30:13 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 30:13
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 30:13
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 30:13
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 30:13
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 30:13
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 30:13
- Cambridge Bible on Job 30:13
- Barnes' Notes on Job 30:13
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 30:13
- Sermons on Job 30:13
Context — Job’s Honor Turned to Contempt
11Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
12The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
13They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
14They advance as through a wide breach; through the ruins they keep rolling in. 15Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Isaiah 3:12 | Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. |
| 2 | Zechariah 1:15 | but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity. ’ |
| 3 | Psalms 69:26 | For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded. |
Job 30:13 Summary
In Job 30:13, Job is saying that his enemies are making it hard for him to move forward in life, and no one is stopping them from doing so. This is a difficult and painful experience for him, but it can help us understand that even in hard times, God is still in control, as we see in Romans 8:28, where it says that all things work together for good for those who love Him. We can trust that God is working, even when we don't see it, and that He will ultimately bring justice and restoration, as promised in Isaiah 61:1-4.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for someone to 'tear up my path' in Job 30:13?
In this context, it means to destroy or obstruct one's way, making it difficult to move forward, similar to how the Psalmist describes his enemies in Psalms 119:110, where they laid a snare for him.
Why does Job say 'with no one to restrain them' in this verse?
Job is expressing his feeling of being helpless and without protection, emphasizing that his enemies are unrestrained and free to do as they please, much like the wicked in Psalms 94:21, who seem to get away with their evil deeds.
How does this verse relate to Job's overall situation?
This verse is part of Job's lament, where he describes the intense suffering and persecution he is facing, feeling that God has allowed his enemies to afflict him, as mentioned in Job 30:11, and that he is left with no defender or helper.
What can we learn from Job's experience in this verse?
We can learn about the importance of trusting in God's sovereignty, even when we face intense suffering or persecution, as Job eventually does in Job 42:2-3, recognizing God's power and wisdom in all situations.
Reflection Questions
- How do you feel when you are faced with obstacles or opposition, and how do you respond to them in your walk with God?
- In what ways can you identify with Job's feeling of being helpless or without protection, and how can you apply the lessons from his experience to your own life?
- What are some 'paths' in your life that you feel are being 'torn up' by circumstances or enemies, and how can you trust God to restore or redirect them?
- How can you balance the reality of suffering and evil in the world with the truth of God's goodness and sovereignty, as seen in Job's story and other Bible accounts?
Gill's Exposition on Job 30:13
They mar my path,.... Hindered him in the exercise of religious duties; would not suffer him to attend the ways and worship of God, or to walk in the paths of holiness and righteousness; or they
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 30:13
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. Image of an assailed fortress continued. They tear up the path by which succour might reach me. Set forward - in calamity (Zechariah 1:15).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 30:13
As I am in great misery, so they endeavour to stop all my ways out of it, and to frustrate all my counsels and courses of obtaining relief or comfort. And although Job had no hopes of a temporal deliverance or restitution, yet he could not but observe and resent the malice of those who did their utmost to hinder it. Or the sense is, They pervert all my ways, putting perverse and false constructions upon them, censuring all my conscientious discharges of my duty to God and men, as nothing but craft and hypocrisy. They set forward my calamity; increasing it by their bitter taunts, and invectives, and censures. Or, they profit by, or are pleased and satisfied with, my calamity. It doth them good at the heart to see me in misery. They have no helper: this is added as an aggravation of their malice; they impudently persisted in their malicious designs against me, though none encouraged or assisted them therein. Or, even they who had no helper, who were themselves in a forlorn and miserable condition; and yet they could so far forget or overlook their own calamities as to take pleasure in mine.
Trapp's Commentary on Job 30:13
Job 30:13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.Ver. 13. They mar my paths] That is, all my studies and endeavours; they obstruct all passages whereby I might hope for help, as if they were resolved upon my ruin. They set forward my calamity] See Zechariah 1:15. Or they count it profitable to them to vex me, so great is their malice against me. And though it do them no good, yet if they may do me hurt, they have enough. They have no helper] Neither need they any to animate them or egg them on to mischief, who of themselves are overly forward, though but small and young, as Vajezatha, Haman’ s youngest son, was.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 30:13
(13) They have no helper—i.e., probably without deriving therefrom any help or advantage themselves.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 30:13
Verse 13. They mar my path] They destroy the way-marks, so that there is no safety in travelling through the deserts, the guide-posts and way-marks being gone. These may be an allusion here to a besieged city: the besiegers strive by every means and way to distress the besieged; stopping up the fountains, breaking up the road, raising up towers to project arrows and stones into the city, called here raising up against it the ways of destruction, Job 30:12; preventing all succour and support. They have no helper.] "There is not an adviser among them."-Mr. Good. There is none to give them better instruction.
Cambridge Bible on Job 30:13
13. They mar my path] Or, they break up my path. The reference can hardly be to the path or way leading to the besieged place (Job 30:12), so that the approach of succour is cut off; if the figure be continued the path must rather be the way of escape. Perhaps the figure is departed from in this clause, and the words may be taken more generally as meaning the path of his life, which they make it impossible to go in. set forward my calamity] i. e. help on my downfall—aggravate my afflictions and advance the issue of them. they have no helper] Or, they who have no helper. The phrase “to have no helper” means to be one shunned and despised of all. Yet Such persons now persecute him with injurious insult. The words are an involuntary exclamation. The phrase might mean: against whom there is no helper; i. e. none to rescue Job from them, or to interfere in his behalf against them.
Barnes' Notes on Job 30:13
They mar my path - They break up all my plans. Perhaps here, also, the image is taken from war, and Job may represent himself as on a line of march, and he says that this rabble comes and breaks up his path altogether.
Whedon's Commentary on Job 30:13
13. They mar my path — In the process of the siege they break up his paths, that is, the paths that lead to him; they “set forward his calamity.” — make his destruction more certain.
Sermons on Job 30:13
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Isaiah's Vision by A.B. Simpson | A.B. Simpson explores Isaiah's vision of the future glory of God's house, emphasizing its centrality in the world and the promise of peace and righteousness that will come when the |
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Isaiah Chapter 3 Isaiah's Vision by A.B. Simpson | A.B. Simpson expounds on Isaiah's vision of the future glory of Israel and Jerusalem, contrasting it with the current state of corruption and sin. He emphasizes the centrality of t |