Job 30:9
Cross References

Now I am turned into their song, and am become their byword.

Job 12:4
He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn.

Job 17:6
He hath made me as it were a byword of the people, and I am an example before them.

Job 30:8
The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth.

Psalm 69:11
And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them.

Psalm 69:12
They that sat in the gate spoke against me: and they that drank wine made me their song.

Lamentations 3:14
He. I am made a derision to all my people, their song all the day long.

Lamentations 3:46
Phe. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

Lamentations 3:63
Sin. Behold their sitting down, and their rising up, I am their song.

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Now I am turned into their song, and am become their byword.

am I

Job 17:6 He hath made me as it were a byword of the people, and I am an example before them.

Psalm 35:15,16 But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not. . . .

Psalm 44:14 Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoff and derision to them that are round about us.

Psalm 69:12 They that sat in the gate spoke against me: and they that drank wine made me their song.

Lamentations 3:14,63 He. I am made a derision to all my people, their song all the day long. . . .

Context
Job's Honor Turned into Contempt
8The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth. 9Now I am turned into their song, and am become their byword.10They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to spit in my face.…
Lexicon
And now
וְ֭עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

they mock me in song;
נְגִינָתָ֣ם (nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5058: Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram

I have become
וָאֱהִ֖י (wā·’ĕ·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a byword
לְמִלָּֽה׃ (lə·mil·lāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4405: A word, a discourse, a topic

among them.
לָהֶ֣ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They


Additional Translations
And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.And now am I their song, yes, I am their byword.

And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.

But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word.

And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword.

And now I am become their song, yea, I am a byword unto them.

And now I am their song, yes, I am their by-word.

"Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.

And now, their song I have been, And I am to them for a byword.
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