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My pride lies in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin and have laid my strength in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, And laid my head in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin, And thrust my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin, And thrust my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning] And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my strength in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my strength in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and so, in my sorrow I dress in sackcloth and sit in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have thrown my strength in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I mourn and wear clothes made of sackcloth, and I sit here in the dust defeated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I've even sewn sackcloth directly to my skin; I've buried my strength in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and buried my horn in the dust; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, "" And have rolled my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin, And have rolled in the dust my horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I sewed together sackcloth upon my skin, and I thrust my horn into the dust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have sowed sackcloth upon my skin, and have covered my flesh with ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:16>I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have covered my body with ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have sewn sackcloth on my skin, laid my horn low in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my strength in the dust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have girded sackcloth upon my skin, and I have covered my head with dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sackcloth I put on my skin and I sprinkled my head with dust<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and my strength has been spent on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-15.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=2557" 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">14</span>He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8609.htm" title="8609: tā·p̄ar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To sew together. A primitive root; to sew.">I have sewn</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq (N-ms) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">sackcloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1539.htm" title="1539: ḡil·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Skin. From an unused root probably meaning to polish; the skin.">my skin;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5953.htm" title="5953: wə·‘ō·lal·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean; by implication to overdo, i.e. Maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose.">I have buried</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">my horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ḇe·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">in the dust.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;…<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="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Isaiah 58:5</a></span><br />Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></span><br />The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31</a></span><br />They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a></span><br />When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a></span><br />And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a></span><br />Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3</a></span><br />So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a></span><br />Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<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="/mark/14-34.htm">Mark 14:34-36</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” / Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him. / “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a></span><br />During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.</p><p class="hdg">sewed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a></b></br> And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:</p><p class="hdg">defiled my horn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-19.htm">Job 30:19</a></b></br> He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">1 Samuel 2:10</a></b></br> The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Psalm 7:5</a></b></br> Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take <i>it</i>; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-5.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-29.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-20.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Sewed</a> <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-20.htm">Thrust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Brow</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/job/16-18.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Rolled</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Sewed</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Thrust</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have sewn sackcloth over my skin;</b><br>Sackcloth is a coarse, rough fabric typically made from goat's hair, often worn in ancient times as a symbol of mourning, repentance, or deep distress. In the context of Job, this act signifies his profound grief and humiliation. The sewing of sackcloth over the skin suggests a permanent state of mourning, indicating that Job's suffering is not temporary but deeply ingrained. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to sackcloth, such as in <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a>, where Jacob mourns for Joseph, and in <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a>, where the people of Nineveh wear sackcloth in repentance. The act of wearing sackcloth is a physical manifestation of inner turmoil and is often associated with humility before God.<p><b>I have buried my horn in the dust.</b><br>The "horn" in biblical literature often symbolizes strength, power, and dignity. In this phrase, Job's statement of burying his horn in the dust reflects a complete loss of strength and honor. Dust is frequently associated with mortality and humility, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where God tells Adam, "for dust you are and to dust you will return." By burying his horn in the dust, Job is expressing his utter defeat and submission to his circumstances. This imagery can also be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's humility and suffering, as described in <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a>, where Jesus "made himself nothing" and took on the nature of a servant. Job's experience, therefore, can be viewed as a type of Christ's own suffering and humility.<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 loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sackcloth.htm">Sackcloth</a></b><br>A coarse material traditionally worn as a sign of mourning or repentance. Job uses it to express his deep sorrow and humiliation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/horn.htm">Horn</a></b><br>Symbolically represents strength and dignity. Job's statement about burying his horn in the dust signifies his loss of honor and power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dust.htm">Dust</a></b><br>Often symbolizes mortality and humility in the Bible. Job's reference to dust underscores his profound sense of degradation and despair.<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 the sovereignty of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/expression_of_grief.htm">Expression of Grief</a></b><br>Job's use of sackcloth and dust illustrates the importance of expressing grief and sorrow openly before God. It is a reminder that God is present in our suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_suffering.htm">Humility in Suffering</a></b><br>Burying his horn in the dust signifies Job's humility. In times of trial, we are called to humble ourselves and recognize our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/loss_and_identity.htm">Loss and Identity</a></b><br>Job's lament reflects a loss of identity and dignity. Believers can find their true identity in Christ, even when earthly status is stripped away.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sackcloth.htm">Symbolism of Sackcloth</a></b><br>Wearing sackcloth is a physical manifestation of inner turmoil. It encourages believers to be honest about their struggles and seek God's comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Despite Job's despair, the broader account of Job points to the hope and restoration that God can bring, encouraging believers to trust in God's ultimate plan.<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/does_life_continue_after_death.htm">Does life continue after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_instruments_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">What musical terms are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_still_suffer_long.htm">Psalm 30:11-12: If mourning is truly turned to dancing, why do faithful believers throughout history often remain in prolonged suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_15_14-16_and_genesis_1_31_align.htm">In Job 15:14-16, how do Eliphaz's claims about universal impurity align with Genesis 1:31, which pronounces creation 'very good'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin.</span>--Referring, probably, to the state of his skin, which had become hard and rugged as sackcloth. As the second half of the verse must be figurative, there seems to be no reason to understand the first half otherwise.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin</span>. Another transition. Job turns to the consideration of how he has acted under his severe afflictions. In the first place, he has put on sackcloth, not for a time merely, as ordinary mourners do, but for a permanency, so that he may be said to have sewn it to his skin. There is, perhaps, also an allusion to the adhesion of the garment to his many sores. <span class="cmt_word">And have defiled my horn in the dust</span>. "My horn" is equivalent to "my pride," "my dignity." Job, when he left his state, and put on sackcloth, and "sat down among the ashes" (<a href="/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8</a>), denuded himself of his honour and dignity, and as it were trailed them in the dust <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-15.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">I have sewn</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֭פַרְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(tā·p̄ar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8609.htm">Strong's 8609: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sew together</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sackcloth</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(śaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my skin;</span><br /><span class="heb">גִלְדִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḡil·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1539.htm">Strong's 1539: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, skin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have buried</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·lal·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5953.htm">Strong's 5953: </a> </span><span class="str2">To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my horn</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the dust.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶעָפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇe·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-15.htm">Job 16:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:16" /></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>