Job 16:10

Job 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
• New International Version (NIV)People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They gape at me with their mouth, They strike me reproachfully on the cheek, They gather together against me.

Context of Job 16:10

8You have taken a firm hold on me and have shriveled me up, It has become a witness [against me]; And my leanness [and infirmity] rises up [as evidence] against me, It testifies to my face [about my guilt]. 9His wrath has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with his teeth; My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me. They have gaped at me with their mouths, With contempt they have struck me on the cheek; They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me. 11God hands me over to criminals And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked. 12I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart, And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.

Job 16:10 word by word

פָּעֲר֬וּ עָלַ֨י׀ בְּפִיהֶ֗ם בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה הִכּ֣וּ לְחָיָ֑י יַ֝֗חַד עָלַ֥י יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have gapedפָּעַרpâ‛ar · to openH6473
• upon me with their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• they have smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• me upon the cheekלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• reproachfullyחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• they have gatheredמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• themselves togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for Job 16:10

• Psalms 22:13They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
• Psalms 35:21They open their mouths wide against me; They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
• Luke 23:35Now the people stood by, watching; but even the rulers ridiculed and sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others [from death]; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) of God, His Chosen One.”
• 1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came up and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go [when he departed] from me to speak to you?”
• Isaiah 50:6I turned My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him; Let him be filled with reproach.
• Micah 5:1“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; A state of siege has been placed against us. They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,
• John 18:22But when He said this, one of the officers who was standing nearby struck Jesus [in the face], saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”
• Acts 23:2[At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For you tolerate it if anyone makes you his slave; or devours you and your possessions; or takes advantage of you; or acts presumptuously; or hits you in the face.
• Psalms 35:15But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
• Psalms 94:21They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
• Acts 4:27For in this city there were gathered together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

Commentaries on Job 16:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They have gaped upon me - Changing the form from the singular to the plural, and including “all” his pretended friends. Such a change in the number is not uncommon. His mind seems to have passed from the particular instance which he was contemplating, to “all” his friends, and he suddenly felt that “all” had treated him alike. The meaning is, that, like wild beasts, they open their mouth to devour me. They have gathered themselves together - They have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Here is a doleful representation of Job's grievances. What reason we have to bless God, that we are not making such complaints! Even good men, when in great troubles, have much ado not to entertain hard thoughts of God. Eliphaz had represented Job as unhumbled under his affliction: No, says Job, I know better things; the dust is now the fittest place for me. In this he reminds us of Christ, who was a man of sorrows, and pronounced those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10They open their mouths against me: Job was mocked (compare Psalm 35:21; Isaiah 57:4; Lamentations 2:16; 3:46). strike my cheeks: This was more of an insult than an act of violence (Psalm 3:7; Micah 5:1; see also 1 Kings 22:24; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Matthew 26:67).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. gaped--not in order to devour, but to mock him. To fill his cup of misery, the mockery of his friends (Job 16:10) is added to the hostile treatment from God (Job 16:9). smitten ... cheek--figurative for contemptuous abuse (La 3:30; Mt 5:39). gathered themselves--"conspired unanimously" [Schuttens].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 16:10

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Cheek
• Comforter
• Foul
• Plead
• Scorn
• Bildad
• Mouth
• shame, ashamed, disgrace, humiliate, reproach

Commentaries on Job 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary