Job 30:14 Meaning and Explanation
“They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →His foes burst in on him like floodwaters through a breach, rolling over him amid the ruin.
What Does Job 30:14 Mean?
Job changes the picture from siege to flood. The attackers pour through "as a wide breaking in of waters," like a torrent rushing through a broken wall, and in the rubble they "rolled themselves upon me," surging over him in waves. The collapse is total; what once stood firm is overrun.
Floodwaters through a breach are unstoppable, and Job feels just so engulfed, helpless beneath the rolling weight of his troubles. The Psalms know this language well, crying that the waters have come in unto the soul. The faith taught here is not that the flood is small, but that there is One who walks upon the waters and stills them, and who lifts the drowning out of the deep when no hand of man can reach.
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What does Job 30:14 mean?
His foes burst in on him like floodwaters through a breach, rolling over him amid the ruin.