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Without pity, he pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and now his archers surround me. His arrows pierce me without mercy. The ground is wet with my blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />his archers surround me. He slashes open my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He pierces my heart and does not pity; He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“His arrows surround me. He splits my kidneys open without mercy; He pours out my bile on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open; He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open; He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open; He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“His arrows surround me. He pierces my kidneys (vital organs) without mercy; He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />his archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and pours my bile on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and pours my bile on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />for his arrows, and without showing mercy, he slashed my stomach open, spilling out my insides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and his archers surrounded me. He slashes open my kidneys without mercy and spills my blood on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and shoots arrows at me from every side--arrows that pierce and wound me; and even then he shows no pity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His archers encompass me; he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my bile on the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His archers go around against me. He split my reins, and does not spare, "" He pours out my gall to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Go round against me do his archers. He splitteth my reins, and spareth not, He poureth out to the earth my gall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His multitudes will surround upon me, he will cleave my reins asunder, and not spare; he will pour my gall upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath compassed me round about with his lances, he hath wounded my loins, he hath not spared, and hath poured out my bowels on the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:14>He has surrounded me with his lances. He has severely wounded my lower back, he has not been lenient, and he has poured out my organs upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />his arrows strike me from all directions. He pierces my sides without mercy, pours out my gall upon the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />his archers surround me. He slashes open my kidneys, and shows no mercy; he pours out my gall on the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His arrows are round about me, he shoots at my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his arrows have increased against me, and he shot at my kidneys and showed no pity. He poured my bile on the ground!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They surrounded me with spears, aiming at my reins: without sparing <i>me</i> they poured out my gall upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2543" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Job Decries his Comforters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7228.htm" title="7228: rab·bāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An archer. By contraction from rabab; an archer.">His archers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: yā·sōb·bū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">surround me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6398.htm" title="6398: yə·p̄al·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To cleave. A primitive root; to slice, i.e. Break open or pierce.">He pierces</a> <a href="/hebrew/3629.htm" title="3629: kil·yō·w·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A kidney. Feminine of kliy; a kidney; figuratively, the mind.">my kidneys</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/2550.htm" title="2550: yaḥ·mō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To spare. A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare.">mercy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: yiš·pōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">and spills</a> <a href="/hebrew/4845.htm" title="4845: mə·rê·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Gall. From marar; bile.">my gall</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the ground.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-13</a></span><br />If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. / He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Lamentations 3:12-13</a></span><br />He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. / He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a></span><br />For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a></span><br />All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14-18</a></span><br />I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. / For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></span><br />He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Psalm 11:2</a></span><br />For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3-4</a></span><br />who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, / ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a></span><br />Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></span><br />He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His archers compass me round about, he splits my reins asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.</p><p class="hdg">archers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a></b></br> For the arrows of the Almighty <i>are</i> within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Genesis 49:23</a></b></br> The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot <i>at him</i>, and hated him:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12,13</a></b></br> If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready… </p><p class="hdg">he cleaveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-27.htm">Job 19:27</a></b></br> Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; <i>though</i> my reins be consumed within me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Lamentations 3:13</a></b></br> He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.</p><p class="hdg">doth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-10.htm">Job 6:10</a></b></br> Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20</a></b></br> The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></b></br> Wherefore, <i>as</i> I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish <i>thee</i>; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.</p><p class="hdg">poureth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-25.htm">Job 20:25</a></b></br> It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors <i>are</i> upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></b></br> Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/16-12.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Archers</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Bowmen</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Encompass</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Gall</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Kidneys</a> <a href="/job/13-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/mark/3-25.htm">Splits</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Surround</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Archers</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Bowmen</a> <a href="/job/19-20.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/job/16-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Encompass</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Gall</a> <a href="/job/18-10.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Kidneys</a> <a href="/job/19-2.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/18-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/20-24.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/job/19-21.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/20-13.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Splits</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Surround</a><div class="vheading2">Job 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">He maintains his innocence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient warfare, archers were a formidable force, often used to weaken the enemy from a distance before close combat. This metaphor suggests that Job feels besieged on all sides by his afflictions, with no escape. The use of "archers" can also symbolize the perceived divine judgment or the relentless nature of his trials. In the broader biblical context, similar imagery is used in Psalms and Lamentations to describe God's judgment or the attacks of enemies (<a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-13</a>, <a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Lamentations 3:12-13</a>).<p><b>He pierces my kidneys without mercy</b><br>The kidneys in ancient Hebrew thought were considered the seat of emotion and affliction, much like the heart is viewed today. Job's description of his kidneys being pierced indicates a deep, personal, and emotional suffering. The phrase "without mercy" emphasizes the intensity and relentlessness of his pain, suggesting that he feels abandoned by God and without hope of reprieve. This can be connected to the broader theme of divine testing and the struggle to understand suffering, as seen in other parts of Job and in the lamentations of the prophets.<p><b>and spills my gall on the ground.</b><br>Gall, or bile, was associated with bitterness and suffering. The spilling of gall on the ground symbolizes the complete outpouring of Job's anguish and bitterness. In the cultural context, this imagery conveys a sense of being utterly spent and humiliated. The ground, often seen as a place of death and decay, underscores the depth of Job's despair. This phrase can be linked to other biblical expressions of deep sorrow and bitterness, such as in <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a> and <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20-21</a>, where the psalmist speaks of reproach and brokenness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Job perceives his suffering as being allowed or directed by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/archers.htm">Archers</a></b><br>Symbolic representation of the forces or agents of suffering that Job feels are attacking him relentlessly.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/kidneys_and_gall.htm">Kidneys and Gall</a></b><br>In ancient Hebrew thought, these organs were often associated with deep emotions and inner turmoil.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical text in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, justice, and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job’s lament highlights the depth of his suffering and the feeling of being targeted. It is important to recognize that suffering can feel personal and overwhelming, but it is not always a direct punishment from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_arrows.htm">Symbolism of Arrows</a></b><br>The imagery of archers and arrows can represent various trials and challenges in life. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is aware of their struggles and has a purpose for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty_with_god.htm">Emotional Honesty with God</a></b><br>Job’s raw expression of pain encourages believers to be honest with God about their feelings. God can handle our deepest emotions and desires us to bring them to Him in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_trials.htm">The Role of Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job maintains his faith. This teaches us the importance of clinging to faith even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Job’s account reminds us of the importance of having a supportive community during times of suffering. Believers should seek and offer support to one another in difficult times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16's_view_of_god_align_with_his_mercy.htm">How does Job 16's portrayal of God as an adversary align with other Bible verses that emphasize God's mercy and justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_lot_seen_as_righteous_biblically.htm">Is Ishmael metaphorically a wild donkey of a man?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_if_job's_pleas_lack_merit.htm">In light of Job 35:16, why would a merciful God remain silent if Job's pleas are without merit, given other scriptures showing God responding to human need?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_truthful_with_deceiver_deceived.htm">In Job 12:16, how can God be responsible for both the deceiver and the deceived without contradicting verses that uphold His truthfulness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His archers compass me round about</span>. God is represented, not as himself the shooter of the arrows, but as surrounding Job with a body of archers, who are under his command and carry out his will. So, generally, Scripture represents the judgments of God as carried out by interior agents (see <a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">1 Chronicles 21:15</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare</span>. The allusion is probably to Job's physical sufferings, which included severe pains in the lumbar region. He poureth out my gall upon the ground. The rupture of the gallbladder causes the contents to be sprit upon the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">His archers</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבָּ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7228.htm">Strong's 7228: </a> </span><span class="str2">An archer </span><br /><br /><span class="word">surround me.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·sōb·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He pierces</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפַלַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄al·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6398.htm">Strong's 6398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slice, break open, pierce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my kidneys</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי</span> <span class="translit">(kil·yō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3629.htm">Strong's 3629: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kidney, the mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mercy</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְמ֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2550.htm">Strong's 2550: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commiserate, to spare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spills</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·pōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my gall</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרֵרָֽתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rê·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4845.htm">Strong's 4845: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:13 His archers surround me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>