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

8And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. 11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

Job 16:10 word by word

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

• 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 gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
• Psalms 35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
• Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
• 1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yhwh from me to speak unto thee?
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yhwh from me to speak unto thee?
• Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
• Micah 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
• Matthew 26:67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
• John 18:22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
• Acts 23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
• Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
• Psalms 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
• Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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