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 seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me. 9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me. People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me. 11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men. 12I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me 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 their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.
• Psalms 35:21They are ready to devour me; they say, “Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”
• Luke 23:35The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
• 1 Kings 22:24Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
• Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults. כ (Kaf)
• Micah 5:1(4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,
• John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
• Acts 23:2At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.
• Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
• Psalms 94:21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.
• Acts 4:27“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

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