KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 16:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “He teareth” | טָרַ֨ף׀ | To pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) | teareth |
| “me” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in his wrath,” | אַפּ֤וֹ | Properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire | wrath |
| “who hateth” | וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי | Properly, to lurk for, i.e., persecute | hateth |
| “me: he gnasheth” | חָרַ֣ק | To grate the teeth | gnasheth |
| “upon” | עָלַ֣י | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “me with his teeth;” | בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו | A tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff | teeth |
| “mine enemy” | צָרִ֓י׀ | Narrow | enemy |
| “sharpeneth” | יִלְטֹ֖שׁ | Properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e., to sharpen | sharpeneth |
| “his eyes” | עֵינָ֣יו | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | eyes |
| “upon me.” | עֵינָ֣יו | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | upon |
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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 cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
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