Parallel Verses
King James Version
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
New American Standard Bible
They have
They have
Holman Bible
and strike my cheeks with contempt;
they join themselves together against me.
International Standard Version
People gaped at me with mouths wide open; they slap me in their scorn and gather together against me.
A Conservative Version
They have gaped upon me with their mouth. They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
American Standard Version
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
Amplified
“They have gaped at me with their mouths,
With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;
They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.
Bible in Basic English
Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.
Darby Translation
They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.
Julia Smith Translation
They gaped upon me with their mouth; with reproach they struck upon my cheek; they will fill out together against me.
King James 2000
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me.
Modern King James verseion
They have gaped on me with their mouth; and have scornfully beaten me on the cheek; they gather themselves against me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They have opened their mouths wide upon me, and smitten me upon the cheek despitefully, they have eased themselves through mine adversity.
NET Bible
People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.
New Heart English Bible
They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
The Emphasized Bible
They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.
Webster
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves against me.
World English Bible
They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
Youngs Literal Translation
They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.
Interlinear
Peh
Nakah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Describes What God Has Done To Him
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.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 22:13
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 35:15
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Lamentations 3:30
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Acts 23:2
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Micah 5:1
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
1 Kings 22:24
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
2 Chronicles 18:23
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Psalm 22:16-17
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 35:21
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Psalm 94:21
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
Matthew 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Luke 23:35-36
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
John 18:22
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
Acts 4:27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
2 Corinthians 11:20
For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.