Job 16:10
They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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2 Chronicles 18:23Then drew near Zedekiah son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek,—and said, Which then is the way the spirit of Yahweh passed from me, to speak with thee?
Psalms 22:14Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,—My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body;
Psalms 35:15But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together,—There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;
Psalms 56:6They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps,—Seeing they have waited for my life.
Isaiah 50:6My back, gave I to smiters, and My cheeks, to them who pulled out the beard,—My face, hid I not from insult and spitting.
Micah 5:1Meanwhile, shalt thou gather together in troops, thou daughter of a troop, siege, hath he laid against us,—with a sceptre, will they smite on the cheek, the judge of Israel!
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 →