Job 16:13

They surrounded me with spears, aiming at my reins: without sparing me they poured out my gall upon the ground.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

In Context

12When I was at peace he distracted me: he took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: he set me up as a mark.

14They overthrew me with fall upon fall: they ran upon me in their might.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:23Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him, and the archers pressed hard upon him.

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.

Job 19:27which I am conscious of in myself, which mine eye has seen, and not another, but all have been fulfilled to me in my bosom.

Psalms 7:12God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.

Lamentations 3:13He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

Matthew Henry on Job 16:7-17

Grievances of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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