Job 30:14As through a wide breach they come, in the midst of the ruin they roll themselves in.
The setting
Ancient Near East, ~2000-1500 BC. Job uses the metaphor of a city wall being breached by an army, with enemies pouring through the gap, to describe how his troubles multiply and compound upon each other.
The emotion here: watching his life's defenses crumble in cascading failure
The original word
perets (פֶּרֶץ) — a breach or gap, specifically in a defensive wall during military siege
Why it matters
Ancient warfare focused on creating a breach in city walls, after which the city's fall was inevitable and total
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 30:14
This isn't about individual attacks — it's about the complete collapse of all his defenses at once
Common misconceptionPeople think Job is describing separate attacks, but he's actually describing how one breach in his life allowed all other troubles to pour in simultaneously — like a dam bursting.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 30:14
Bible Genome reading
Job 30:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 30:14 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include suffering, overwhelming attack. Notable phrases: wide breach; midst of the ruin.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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