Job 16:8

Thou hast seized hold of me, and this is a witness against me; My leanness riseth up and testifieth against me to my face.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7For now He hath quite exhausted me; Thou hast desolated all my house!

9His anger teareth my flesh, and pursueth me; He gnasheth upon me with his teeth; My adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

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Cross References

Job 19:20My bones cleave to my flesh and my skin, And I have scarcely escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Psalms 109:24My knees totter from fasting, And my flesh faileth of fatness.

Isaiah 24:16From the end of the earth we hear songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I cry, Alas, my wretchedness, my wretchedness! woe is me! The plunderers plunder; the plunderers seize the spoil.

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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