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Job laments his sudden downfall, feeling ridiculed and abandoned by God and people, while his suffering and isolation intensify.
In Job 30, the afflicted man speaks of a sharp reversal from former prosperity to humiliation, describing how younger men now mock him and how he is cast into wilderness and poverty. He recalls a time of famine, wandering, and desperate survival with no support, painting vivid pictures of his desolation. Job describes his body as broken, his clothing bound like a collar, and his life likened to dust and ashes. He voices his frustration at God’s silence, feeling struck by divine wrath and destined to death. Despite his anguish, he reflects on his compassion for the afflicted and the paradox of his own suffering. The chapter culminates in a deep lament over his ruined spirit, body, and joy, portraying an unrelenting, personal lament.
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Job’s voice is one of deep sorrow, feeling abandoned, ridiculed, and in relentless suffering.