CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 16:16 My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/16-16.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/8/18_Job_16_16.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 16:16 - Job Decries his Comforters" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/16-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/16-16.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/16.htm">Chapter 16</a> > Verse 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad16.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/16-15.htm" title="Job 16:15">◄</a> Job 16:16 <a href="/job/16-17.htm" title="Job 16:17">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, dark shadows ring my eyes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My eyes are red with weeping; dark shadows circle my eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is deep darkness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids <i>is</i> the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My face is flushed from weeping, And on my eyelids <i>is</i> the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My face is flushed from weeping, And deep darkness is on my eyelids,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My face is flushed from weeping, And deep darkness is on my eyelids,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My face is flushed from weeping, And deep darkness is on my eyelids,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My face is flushed from weeping, And the shadow of death is on my eyelids,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My face is red <i>and</i> swollen with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My face has grown red with weeping, and darkness covers my eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My face has grown red with weeping, and darkness covers my eyes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My face is red with tears, and dark shadows circle my eyes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My face is red from crying, and dark shadows encircle my eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have cried until my face is red, and my eyes are swollen and circled with shadows, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids are the shades of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My face is foul with weeping, "" And on my eyelids [is] death-shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My face is foul with weeping, And on mine eyelids is death-shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My face became red from weeping, and upon my eye-lashes the shadow of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My face is swollen with weeping, and my eyelids are dim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:17>My face is swollen from weeping, and my eyelids have dimmed my vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My face is inflamed with weeping, darkness covers my eyes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My face is red with weeping, and deep darkness is on my eyelids,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My face is troubled with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My face is troubled from weeping and my eyes from the shadow of death<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My face is reddened with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My belly has been parched with wailing, and darkness is on my eyelids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-16.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=2563" 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">15</span>I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/2560.htm" title="2560: ḥo·mar·mə·rå̄h (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment; to glow; as denominative to smear with pitch.">is red</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1065.htm" title="1065: ḇe·ḵî (N-ms) -- A weeping. From bakah; a weeping; by analogy, a dripping.">weeping,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: ṣal·mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">and deep shadows</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">ring</a> <a href="/hebrew/6079.htm" title="6079: ‘ap̄·‘ap·pay (N-mdc:: 1cs) -- Eyelid. From uwph; an eyelash; figuratively, morning ray.">my eyes;</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.…<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/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.<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="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></span><br />I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Lamentations 3:48-49</a></span><br />Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people. / My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a></span><br />My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Isaiah 22:4</a></span><br />Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.<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.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;</p><p class="hdg">thy face</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6,7</a></b></br> I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, <i>yea</i>, my soul and my belly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.</p><p class="hdg">on my eyelids</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a></b></br> Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members <i>are</i> as a shadow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Psalm 116:3</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">Jonah 2:1-10</a></b></br> Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-30.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Eyelids</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Red</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Shadows</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/job/22-13.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Eyelids</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/17-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Red</a> <a href="/job/41-2.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Shadows</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Weeping</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>My face is red with weeping</b><br>This phrase captures the intense emotional and physical suffering of Job. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, expressions of grief were often public and demonstrative, involving loud lamentations and visible signs of mourning. Job's red face signifies the depth of his sorrow and the physical toll of his tears. This imagery is consistent with other biblical accounts of mourning, such as David's lament for Absalom (<a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a>) and the weeping of Jeremiah over Jerusalem (<a href="/jeremiah/9.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a>). The redness of the face can also symbolize shame or humiliation, reflecting Job's feelings of being unjustly treated by God and his friends.<p><b>and deep shadows ring my eyes</b><br>The "deep shadows" or "dark circles" around Job's eyes indicate exhaustion and prolonged distress. This description highlights the physical manifestation of Job's inner turmoil and relentless suffering. In the cultural context, such physical signs would be understood as evidence of a person's deep affliction and despair. The imagery of darkness around the eyes can also symbolize spiritual or emotional darkness, a theme echoed in other scriptures where darkness represents suffering or divine judgment (<a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6</a>, <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Lamentations 3:2</a>). This phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of Job's trials, affecting both his body and spirit, and foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who was "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<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. His lament in this verse reflects his deep anguish and sorrow.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It serves as the backdrop for Job's trials and dialogues with his friends.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer comfort but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, contributing to his emotional distress.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate sovereign in the account, whose purposes and plans are beyond human understanding, yet who remains just and compassionate.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, initiating the trials that lead to Job's suffering and the subsequent dialogues.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's physical and emotional state reminds us that suffering is a real and painful part of the human experience. It is not a sign of weakness but a natural response to deep loss and distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Job's honest expression of his pain teaches us the value of lament in our spiritual lives. It is a way to bring our deepest hurts before God, trusting that He hears and understands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_suffering.htm">Compassion for the Suffering</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to show compassion to those who are suffering, offering presence and support rather than judgment or simplistic answers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in the midst of profound suffering, we can hold onto the hope that God is sovereign and His purposes, though mysterious, are ultimately for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Job's interactions with his friends, though flawed, highlight the importance of community in times of suffering. We are called to bear one another's burdens and provide genuine support.<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_psalm_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_job_16_18_outside_bible.htm">In Job 16:18, is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting this lament outside of the biblical narrative?</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/why_do_faithful_believers_suffer.htm">Psalm 9:10 promises protection for those who seek God; why do many believers still suffer abandonment or persecution despite faithfulness?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Foul.</span>--Rather, perhaps, <span class= "ital">red, </span>as with wine.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My face is foul with weeping</span> He has wept so much that his face is stained with his tears. <span class="cmt_word">And on my eyelids is the shadow of death</span>. There is an awful shadow on his eyes and eyelids, portending death <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-16.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">My face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is red</span><br /><span class="heb">חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥo·mar·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2560.htm">Strong's 2560: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, to ferment, to glow, to smear with pitch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weeping,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶ֑כִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḇe·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1065.htm">Strong's 1065: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weeping, a dripping</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and deep shadows</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמָֽוֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">circle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 eyes;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַפְעַפַּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ap̄·‘ap·pay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6079.htm">Strong's 6079: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eyelash, morning ray</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-16.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:16 My face is red with weeping (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:17" /></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>