Job 16:9

He has torn me apart in his anger; in his hostility he has gnashed his teeth at me; my enemy pierces me with his fierce look.

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In The King James Version

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

In Context

8You have made me shrivel up, which is a witness against me; my thin body testifies against me.

10People stare at me with their mouths wide open, they slap me on my cheeks to mock me, they crowd around me to attack me.

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Cross References

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; their poison saps my spirit. God's terrors are lined up against me.

Job 13:24Why are you unfriendly towards me? Why do you treat me as your enemy?

Job 18:4You tear yourself apart with your anger. Do you think the earth has to be abandoned, or the mountains moved, just because of you?

Psalms 35:16Like irreligious people mocking a cripple they mock me and call me names, gnashing their teeth at me.

Psalms 50:22Think again, you people who dismiss God, or I will tear you apart, and no one will be able to save you.

Lamentations 3:10He is a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding ready to attack,

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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