Job 30:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.”

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BSBPD

“so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In a frightful place of valleys to dwell, Holes of earth and clefts.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 30:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 6:2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
  2. 1 Samuel 22:1So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  3. Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  4. Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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