Text -- Job 30:5 (NET)

30:5 They were banished from the community– people shouted at them like they would shout at thieves–

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Job 30:5

¹ 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 tn The form simply is the plural verb, but it means those who drove them from society.

³ tn The text merely says “as thieves,” but it obviously compares the poor to the thieves.