Job 17:6
But he hath set me, as the byword of peoples, And, one to be spit on in the face, do I become.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 that, for a share, denounceth friends, even, the eyes of his children, shall be dim.
7Therefore hath mine eye become dim from vexation, and, my members, are like a shadow, all of them.
Cross References
Genesis 31:27Wherefore didst thou secretly flee, and rob me,—and didst not tell me, that I might send thee away with rejoicing and with songs, with timbrel and with lyre;
Job 30:9But, now, their song, have I become, Yea I serve them for a byword;
Psalms 44:15All the day, is my confusion before me, And, the shame of my face, hath covered me:
Isaiah 5:12And it cometh to pass—that lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine are in their banquets,—But, the doing of Yahweh, they do not discern, And the work of his hands, have they not seen.
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 →