Revised Webster's Bible
Job 16:9
9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Job 16:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
- New International Version (NIV)God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He tears me in His wrath, and hates me; He gnashes at me with His teeth; My adversary sharpens His gaze on me.
Context of Job 16:9
7But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. 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. He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10They 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.
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אַפּ֤וֹ טָרַ֨ף׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י׀ יִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 16:9
- Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
- Job 18:4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?
- Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
- Lamentations 3:10He was to me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
- Hosea 5:14For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him .
- Psalms 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Lamentations 2:16All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it .
- Job 13:24Why hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thy enemy?
- Job 19:11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me to him as one of his enemies.
- Micah 7:8Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me.
Commentaries on Job 16:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He teareth me in his wrath - Who the person is that is spoken of in this verse, and onward to the end of the fourteenth, has been a question on which commentators have greatly differed. Some think God, others Eliphaz, is intended: I think neither. Probably God permitted Satan to show himself to Job, and the horrible form which he and his demons assumed increased the misery under which Job had already suffered so much. All the expressions, from this to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He teareth me in his wrath - The language here is all taken from the ferocity of wild beasts; and the idea is, that his enemy had come upon him as a lion seizes upon its prey. Rosenmuller, Reiske, and some others suppose that this refers to God. Cocceius refers it to Satan. Schultens, Dr. Good, and some others, to Eliphaz, as the leading man among his adversaries. I have no doubt that this is the true reference. The connection seems to demand this; and we…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. 99. Image from a wild beast. So God is represented (Job 10:16). who hateth me--rather, "and pursues me hard." Job would not ascribe "hatred" to God (Psa 50:22). mine enemy--rather, "he sharpens, &c., as an enemy" (Psa 7:12). Darts wrathful glances at me, like a foe (Job 13:24).Read the comment
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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
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