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Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If <i>my head</i> is exalted, You hunt me like a fierce lion, And again You show Yourself awesome against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘And should <i>my head</i> be high, You would hunt me like a lion; And You would show Your power against me again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Should my head be lifted up, You would hunt me like a lion; And again You would show Your power against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And should <i>my head</i> be lifted up, Thou wouldst hunt me like a lion; And again Thou wouldst show Thy power against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Should <i>my head</i> be set on high, You would hunt me like a lion; And again You would show Your wonders against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Should I lift my head up, You would hunt me like a lion; And again You would show Your marvelous power against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am proud, you hunt me like a lion and again display your miraculous power against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am proud, You hunt me like a lion and again display Your miraculous power against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No matter how hard I try, you keep hunting me down like a powerful lion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvelous upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Like a proud, ferocious lion you hunt me down. You keep working your miracles against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If I have any success at all, you hunt me down like a lion; to hurt me you even work miracles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if I do lift up my head, you will hunt me like a lion! You will perform miracles in order to fight against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If I lift myself up, you hunt me as a fierce lion, and again you display your power against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And if I lift myself up, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself wonderful upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If my head is held high, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it rises—as a lion You hunt me. And You turn back—You show Yourself wonderful in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it riseth -- as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back -- Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And shall it be lifted up? Thou wilt hunt me as the lion, and thou wilt turn back, thou wilt show thyself wonderful upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And for pride thou wilt take me as a lioness, and returning thou tormentest me wonderfully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And because of pride, you will seize me like a lioness, and having returned, you torment me to an extraordinary degree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should it lift up, you hunt me like a lion: repeatedly you show your wondrous power against me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Bold as a lion you hunt me; you repeat your exploits against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if I exalt myself, thou dost hunt me like a lion, and then thou dost turn and show thyself gigantic over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if I will rise up as a lion, you will hunt me and turn like a giant against me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest me as a lion; And again Thou showest Thyself marvellous upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-16.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=1592" 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/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1342.htm" title="1342: wə·yiḡ·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To rise up. A primitive root; to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, be majestic.">Should I hold my head high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm" title="6679: tə·ṣū·ḏê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To hunt. A primitive root; to lie alongside; by implication, to catch an animal; to victual.">You would hunt me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7826.htm" title="7826: kaš·ša·ḥal (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A lion. From an unused root probably meaning to roar; a lion.">like a lion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·ṯā·šōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and again</a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: tiṯ·pal·lā- (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">display Your power</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.…<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/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Lamentations 3:1-18</a></span><br />I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13</a></span><br />I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-18</a></span><br />From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. / Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. / All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a></span><br />You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Psalm 73:14</a></span><br />For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-11</a></span><br />For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9-10</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6-7</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For it increases. You hunt me as a fierce lion: and again you show yourself marvelous on me.</p><p class="hdg">Thou huntest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13</a></b></br> I reckoned till morning, <i>that</i>, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day <i>even</i> to night wilt thou make an end of me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lamentations 3:10</a></b></br> He <i>was</i> unto me <i>as</i> a bear lying in wait, <i>and as</i> a lion in secret places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Hosea 13:7,8</a></b></br> Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe <i>them</i>: … </p><p class="hdg">marvellous</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29,30</a></b></br> If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; <i>then</i> the LORD hath not sent me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59</a></b></br> Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, <i>even</i> great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/job/9-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/esther/1-11.htm">Display</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-12.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Head</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Held</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-20.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">Increaseth</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">Shewest</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Show</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Showest</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Stalk</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Wonderful</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-22.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/19-2.htm">Display</a> <a href="/job/17-4.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Head</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Held</a> <a href="/job/11-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Increaseth</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">Marvellous</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Shewest</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/18-25.htm">Showest</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Stalk</a> <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Wonderful</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Wonders</a> <a href="/job/14-15.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</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 the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, holding one's head high was a sign of dignity and confidence. Job feels that even if he tries to maintain his dignity, he is still subject to God's overwhelming power. This sentiment echoes the broader biblical theme of human humility before God, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, which warns against pride leading to a fall.<p><b>You would hunt me like a lion</b><br>The imagery of a lion hunting its prey is a powerful metaphor for God's pursuit of Job. Lions were well-known in the ancient world, symbolizing strength and ferocity. This metaphor suggests an intense and relentless pursuit, highlighting Job's feeling of being targeted by God. Similar imagery is found in <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a>, where God is described as a lion to Ephraim and Judah, emphasizing His power and judgment.<p><b>and again display Your power against me</b><br>Job acknowledges God's sovereignty and omnipotence, recognizing that God's power is beyond human comprehension. This phrase underscores the recurring theme of divine power throughout the Book of Job. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's might, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">Isaiah 40:10</a>, which speaks of God's powerful arm ruling for Him. Job's lament here is a personal reflection of the universal truth of God's supreme authority over creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God allows Job's faith to be tested by suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering.htm">Suffering</a></b><br>The intense physical, emotional, and spiritual trials that Job endures, which serve as a backdrop for his dialogues and laments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion.htm">Lion</a></b><br>A metaphor used by Job to describe the relentless and powerful nature of his suffering, as if God is pursuing him like a predator.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/power.htm">Power</a></b><br>The divine power of God, which Job feels is being used against him in his suffering, highlighting the tension between divine sovereignty and human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the struggle to understand why God allows suffering. Believers are encouraged to seek God even when His ways are not clear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite feeling hunted, Job acknowledges God's power. Christians are reminded of God's ultimate control and are encouraged to trust His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/metaphors_of_suffering.htm">Metaphors of Suffering</a></b><br>The use of the lion metaphor illustrates the intensity of Job's trials. Believers can use biblical metaphors to express their own experiences and emotions in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches that maintaining faith during trials is challenging but essential. Christians are called to hold onto their faith, even when circumstances are dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Job's honest expression of his feelings is a model for believers to bring their complaints and questions to God, trusting that He hears and understands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_works_of_the_devil.htm">What are the works of the devil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_see_god_as_ruthless.htm">In Job 10:16, why does Job perceive God as a ruthless adversary when other parts of the Bible portray Him as compassionate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_31_7-8_with_suffering.htm">Psalm 31:7-8 affirms divine deliverance, yet history shows numerous faithful people suffering or dying--how do we reconcile this apparent discrepancy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">For it increaseth.</span>--This verse is very obscure. Some understand it thus: "But is it so glorious a thing that Thou shouldst hunt me like a fierce lion, and then again show Thyself mysterious and wonderful towards me? hunting me like a lion, and yet hiding alike Thy person and Thy motive from me?" Or the subject is the <span class= "ital">head </span>of the former verse, "And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest me," &c. Or again, as in the Authorised Version, the subject is the affliction, "For it increaseth: Thou huntest me," &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For it increaseth. Thou huntest me</span>. This passage is very obscure, and has been taken in several quite different senses. On the whole, it is not clear that any better meaning can be assigned to it than that of the Authorized Version, "For my affliction increaseth," or "is ever increasing. Thou huntest me;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou art continually pursuing me with thy plagues, thy "arrows" (<a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a>), thy" wounds" (<a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17</a>), thy poisoned shafts (<a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a>). Thou givest me no rest, therefore I am ever conscious of my afflictions. As a fierce lion. Schultens regards Job as the lion, and so Jarchi and others. But most commentators take the view that the lion is God (comp. <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Jeremiah 25:38</a>; <a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lamentations 3:10</a>; <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a>; <a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Hosea 13:7, 8</a>). And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me; or, <span class="accented">thou dealest marvellously with me</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "in-flictest on me strange and marvellous sufferings." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-16.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">Should I hold my head high,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭יִגְאֶה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiḡ·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mount up, to rise, be majestic</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You would hunt me</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ṣū·ḏê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6679.htm">Strong's 6679: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a lion,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשַּׁ֣חַל</span> <span class="translit">(kaš·ša·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7826.htm">Strong's 7826: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and again</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯā·šōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">display Your power</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְפַּלָּא־</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·pal·lā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against me.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-16.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:16 If my head is held high you (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:17" /></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>