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Job 16:10

They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.

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ASV

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

KJV

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
פָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.Rupeople have opened wideH6473 →
עָלַ֨י׀'a.Laion meH5921 →
בְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.Hem<in> mouth theirH6310 →
בְּ֭חֶרְפָּהBe.cher.pahin scornH2781 →
הִכּ֣וּhi.Kuthey have struckH5221 →
לְחָיָ֑יle.cha.Yaicheeks myH3895 →
יַ֝֗חַדYa.chadtogetherH3162 →
עָלַ֥י'a.Laion meH5921 →
יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃yit.ma.la.'Unthey mass themselves !H4390 →

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Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.Psalms 22:13They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.Acts 23:2At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.Psalms 22:16–17For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.Micah 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”2 Corinthians 11:20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.Psalms 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.Job 12:4I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”Luke 23:35–36The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”Matthew 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped HimPsalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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