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They slap my cheek in contempt. A mob gathers against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They gape at me with their mouth, They strike me reproachfully on the cheek, They gather together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They have gaped at me with their mouths, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They have gaped at me with their mouth, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They have gaped at me with their mouth, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have opened their mouth wide at me; They have struck me on the cheek in reproach; They have massed themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They have gaped at me with their mouths, With contempt they have struck me on the cheek; They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join themselves together against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone is against me; they sneer and slap my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: they gather themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People gaped at me with wide-open mouths. In scorn they slapped my cheeks. They united against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People sneer at me; they crowd around me and slap my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />People gaped at me with mouths wide open; they slap me in their scorn and gather together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have gaped on me with their mouth, "" In reproach they have struck my cheeks, "" Together they set themselves against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They gaped upon me with their mouth; with reproach they struck upon my cheek; they will fill out together against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:11>They have opened their mouths against me, and, reproaching me, they have struck me on the cheek; they are nourished by my sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They gape at me with their mouths; They strike me on the cheek with insults; they are all enlisted against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They have gaped at me with their mouths; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth reproachfully; they have smitten me upon my cheeks; they were filled with rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they have opened their mouths against me with insult and they struck my cheeks together, and they have been filled with fury against me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; They gather themselves together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has attacked me with the keen glances of his eyes; with his sharp <i>spear</i> he has smitten me <i>down</i> upon my knees; and they have run upon me with one accord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-10.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=2520" 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">9</span>His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6473.htm" title="6473: pā·‘ă·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To open wide (the mouth). A primitive root; to yawn, i.e. Open wide.">They open</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·hem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">their mouths</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.">against me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/3895.htm" title="3895: lə·ḥā·yāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Jaw, cheek. From an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek; hence, the jaw-bone.">my cheeks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: bə·ḥer·pāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">with contempt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: yiṯ·mal·lā·’ūn (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">they join</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</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.">against me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.…<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/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a></span><br />They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Lamentations 2:16</a></span><br />All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29-32</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35-37</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Psalm 35:21</a></span><br />They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a></span><br />Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Psalm 109:25</a></span><br />I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a></span><br />Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67-68</a></span><br />Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a></span><br />Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-63.htm">Luke 22:63-65</a></span><br />The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him. / They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?” / And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They have gaped on me with their mouth; they have smitten me on the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.</p><p class="hdg">gaped</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13,16,17</a></b></br> They gaped upon me <i>with</i> their mouths, <i>as</i> a ravening and a roaring lion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Psalm 35:21</a></b></br> Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, <i>and</i> said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35,36</a></b></br> And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided <i>him</i>, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God… </p><p class="hdg">they have smitten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">1 Kings 22:24</a></b></br> But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-23.htm">2 Chronicles 18:23</a></b></br> Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></b></br> I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.</p><p class="hdg">gathered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15</a></b></br> But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: <i>yea</i>, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew <i>it</i> not; they did tear <i>me</i>, and ceased not:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Psalm 94:21</a></b></br> They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27</a></b></br> For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-26.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-23.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Cheeks</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Gaped</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Insolently</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Jeer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Massed</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">Range</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">Reproachfully</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/acts/2-13.htm">Scornfully</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-23.htm">Slapped</a> <a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/17-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Cheeks</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Gaped</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Insolently</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Jeer</a> <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Massed</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/29-9.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/39-8.htm">Range</a> <a href="/job/19-3.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-26.htm">Reproachfully</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Scornfully</a> <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Slapped</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/job/17-3.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/19-21.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/29-23.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Words</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 the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, words held significant power, and public shaming through speech was a severe form of social ostracism. This mirrors the experience of Jesus Christ, who also faced false accusations and verbal attacks from religious leaders (<a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a>).<p><b>and strike my cheeks with contempt</b><br>Striking the cheek was a profound insult in ancient cultures, symbolizing utter disdain and humiliation. This act of physical aggression against Job signifies the depth of his friends' betrayal and the loss of his social standing. It parallels the treatment of Jesus, who was struck and mocked by soldiers before His crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67-68</a>), highlighting a type of Christ in Job's suffering.<p><b>they join together against me</b><br>The unity of Job's friends in their opposition underscores the collective nature of his trial. This reflects the communal aspect of justice and judgment in ancient societies, where group consensus often determined one's fate. Biblically, this can be compared to the conspiracy against Jesus by the Pharisees and Sadducees, who united to plot His death (<a href="/john/11-53.htm">John 11:53</a>). This phrase emphasizes the isolation and betrayal Job feels, akin to the abandonment Jesus experienced from His disciples and the Jewish leaders.<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/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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_accusers.htm">The Accusers</a></b><br>While not named specifically in this verse, they represent those who unjustly criticize and attack Job during his time of suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_court.htm">Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting of the initial chapters where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness, setting the stage for his trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_suffering.htm">Endurance in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches us the importance of maintaining faith and integrity even when faced with unjust accusations and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_false_accusations.htm">The Reality of False Accusations</a></b><br>Believers may face false accusations and scorn, but they are called to respond with grace and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The failure of Job's friends to provide true comfort highlights the need for genuine support and empathy within the Christian community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_example.htm">Christ as Our Example</a></b><br>Jesus, like Job, faced scorn and physical abuse, yet He responded with forgiveness and love, setting an example for us to follow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite the immediate injustice Job faces, the account encourages trust in God's ultimate justice and vindication.<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/what_defines_eternal_life.htm">What defines eternal life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_korah_oppose_moses_and_aaron.htm">Why did Korah rebel against Moses and Aaron?</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/ecclesiastes_6_6__how_reconcile_differing_destinies.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 - If all go to the same place after death, how does this reconcile with scriptural teachings on differing eternal destinies?</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 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They have gaped upon me with their mouth</span>. The "man of sorrows" of the Old Testament is, in many respects, a type of the "Man of sorrows" of the New; and, in the Messianic psalms, David constantly applies to Christ expressions which Job had used in reference to himself (see <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a>). They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully (comp. <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a>; <a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Matthew 27:30</a>; <a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Luke 22:64</a>; <a href="/john/18-22.htm">John 18:22</a>). They have gathered themselves together against me (see <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15</a>, and compare, in illustration of the literal and historical sense, <a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job 30:1, 10-14</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-10.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">They open</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּעֲר֬וּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·‘ă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6473.htm">Strong's 6473: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide (the mouth)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against me</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֨י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<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">and strike</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my cheeks</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחָיָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥā·yāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3895.htm">Strong's 3895: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cheek, the jaw-bone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with contempt;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they join</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·mal·lā·’ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֝֗חַד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-10.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:10 They have gaped on me with their (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:11" /></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>