Job 30:5

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Job 30:5 tn The word גֵּו (gev) is an Aramaic term meaning “midst,” indicating “midst [of society].” But there is also a Phoenician word that means “community” (DISO 48).
2. Job 30:5 tn The form simply is the plural verb, but it means those who drove them from society.
3. Job 30:5 tn The text merely says “as thieves,” but it obviously compares the poor to the thieves.