Job 16:13

They surrounded me with spears, 1 Aiming at my reins: 1 Without sparing me they poured out my gall upon the ground. 1

Updated 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: 1 He took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: 1 He set me up as a mark. 1

14They overthrew me with fall upon fall: 1 They ran upon me in their might. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 49:23Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him, 1 And the archers pressed hard upon him. 1

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, 1 Whose violence drinks up my blood: 1 Whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me. 1

Job 19:27Which I am conscious of in myself, 1 Which mine eye has seen, and not another, 1 But all have been fulfilled to me in my bosom. 1

Psalms 7:12God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, 1 Not inflicting vengeance every day. 1

Lamentations 3:13He has caused the arrows of his quiver 1 To enter into my reins. 1

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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