Job 16:10

10 People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me.

Job 16:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
ESV
10 Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.
NLT
10 People jeer and laugh at me. They slap my cheek in contempt. A mob gathers against me.
MSG
10 People take one look at me and gasp. Contemptuous, they slap me around and gang up against me.
CSB
10 They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join themselves together against me.

Job 16:10 In-Context

8 You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness; my gauntness rises up and testifies against me.
9 God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.
10 People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me.
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 22:13; Psalms 35:21
  • 2. Job 12:4; Job 19:18; Job 21:3; Job 30:1,9; Psalms 22:13; Psalms 69:12; Psalms 119:51
  • 3. Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1; Acts 23:2
  • 4. ver 7; S Job 11:3; Job 19:12; Job 30:12; Psalms 27:3; Psalms 35:15; Acts 7:57
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