Job 17:6
But thou hast made me a byword among the nations, 1 And I am become a scorn to them. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
In Context
5He shall promise mischief to his companions: 1 But their eyes have failed for their children. 1
7For my eyes are dimmed through pain; 1 I have been grievously beset by all. 1
Cross References
Genesis 31:27Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.
Job 30:9But now I am their music, 1 And they have me for a byword. 1
Psalms 44:15in embroidered clothing: 1 Virgins shall be brought to the king after her: 1 Her fellows shall be brought to thee. 1
Isaiah 5:12For they drink wine with harp, and psaltery, and drums, and pipes: but they regard not the works of the Lord, and consider not the works of his hands.
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →