Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Holman Bible
and darkness
A Conservative Version
My face is red with weeping, and the shadow of death is on my eyelids,
American Standard Version
My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Amplified
“My face is red and swollen with weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],
Bible in Basic English
My face is red with weeping, and my eyes are becoming dark;
Darby Translation
My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Julia Smith Translation
My face became red from weeping, and upon my eye-lashes the shadow of death
King James 2000
My face is foul from weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Lexham Expanded Bible
My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows [are] on my eyelids,
Modern King James verseion
My face is reddened from weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My face is swollen with weeping, and mine eyes are waxen dim.
NET Bible
my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,
New Heart English Bible
My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.
The Emphasized Bible
My face, is reddened from weeping, and, upon mine eyelashes, is the death-shade: -
Webster
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids are the shades of death;
World English Bible
My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.
Youngs Literal Translation
My face is foul with weeping, And on mine eyelids is death-shade.
Themes
death » Nearness of » Shadow of
Eyes » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » The lid
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners » Of disappointment and grief
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
15 "I've even sewn sackcloth directly to my skin; I've buried my strength in the dust. 16 My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids, 17 even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure."
Names
Cross References
Job 17:7
My eyes have grown weak from grief; and my whole body is as thin as a shadow.
Psalm 6:6-7
I am weary from my groaning. Every night my couch is drenched with tears, my bed is soaked through.
Psalm 31:9
Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eyes have been consumed by my grief along with my soul and my body.
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away by my groaning all day long.
Psalm 69:3
I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.
Psalm 102:3-5
For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace.
Psalm 102:9
I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears
Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.
Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were astonished at you so was he marred in his appearance, more than any human, and his form beyond that of human semblance
Lamentations 1:16
Because of all this, I weep; my eyes stream with tears because far from me is the comforter of my soul. My children are sorrowful, because the enemy has won.
Jonah 2:1-10
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the sea creature.
Mark 14:34
So he told them, "I'm deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake."