Job 30:29Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

“I find myself in a state akin to the baseness of birds,” he reflects, “I no longer perceive my own essence; my condition is no superior to theirs. In this regard, David expresses: I have become like a pelican in the wilderness; I have become like an owl in the ruins (Psalm 101:7).”

In the meantime, he had become a subject of mockery among the most despised individuals, and his faith in God transformed him; instead of the anticipated outcome, the opposite occurred in his life.