Job 17:6
But he has made me a byword of the people; 1 they spit in my face. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 who denounces his friends for a reward, 1 the eyes of his children will fail. 1
7My eye is also dim because of sorrow; 1 all my body parts are as thin as shadows. 1
Cross References
Genesis 31:27Why did you flee secretly and trick me and did not tell me? I would have sent you away with celebration and with songs, with tambourine and with harps.
Job 30:9But now I have become the subject of their taunting song; 1 I have become a byword for them. 1
Psalms 44:15All the day long my dishonor is before me, 1 and the shame of my face has covered me 1
Isaiah 5:12They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, 1 but they do not recognize the work of Yahweh, nor have they considered the doings of his hands. 1
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 →