Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and buried my brow in the dust. New Living Translation I wear burlap to show my grief. My pride lies in the dust. English Standard Version I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin and have laid my strength in the dust. Berean Standard Bible I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust. King James Bible I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. New King James Version “I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, And laid my head in the dust. New American Standard Bible “I have sewed sackcloth over my skin, And thrust my horn in the dust. NASB 1995 “I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust. NASB 1977 “I have sewed sackcloth over my skin, And thrust my horn in the dust. Legacy Standard Bible I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust. Amplified Bible “I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning] And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust. Christian Standard Bible I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my strength in the dust. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my strength in the dust. American Standard Version I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Sackcloth I put on my skin and I sprinkled my head with dust Brenton Septuagint Translation They sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and my strength has been spent on the ground. Contemporary English Version and so, in my sorrow I dress in sackcloth and sit in the dust. Douay-Rheims Bible I have sowed sackcloth upon my skin, and have covered my flesh with ashes. English Revised Version I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have thrown my strength in the dust. Good News Translation I mourn and wear clothes made of sackcloth, and I sit here in the dust defeated. International Standard Version "I've even sewn sackcloth directly to my skin; I've buried my strength in the dust. JPS Tanakh 1917 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust. Literal Standard Version I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, | And have rolled my horn in the dust. Majority Standard Bible I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust. New American Bible I have sewn sackcloth on my skin, laid my horn low in the dust. NET Bible I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and buried my horn in the dust; New Revised Standard Version I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my strength in the dust. New Heart English Bible I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust. Webster's Bible Translation I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. World English Bible I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust. Young's Literal Translation Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin, And have rolled in the dust my horn. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Decries his Comforters…14He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior. 15I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust. 16My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;… Cross References Genesis 37:34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. 1 Samuel 2:1 At that time Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. Job 19:9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. Psalm 7:5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah Psalm 69:11 I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. Lamentations 3:29 Let him bury his face in the dust--perhaps there is still hope. Treasury of Scripture I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. sewed 1 Kings 21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Isaiah 22:12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: defiled my horn Job 30:19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 1 Samuel 2:10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. Psalm 7:5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. Jump to Previous Brow Buried Clothing Defiled Dust Haircloth Horn Laid Rolled Sackcloth Sewed Skin Strength ThrustJump to Next Brow Buried Clothing Defiled Dust Haircloth Horn Laid Rolled Sackcloth Sewed Skin Strength ThrustJob 16 1. Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness17. He maintains his innocence (15) I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin.--Referring, probably, to the state of his skin, which had become hard and rugged as sackcloth. As the second half of the verse must be figurative, there seems to be no reason to understand the first half otherwise.Verse 15. - I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin. Another transition. Job turns to the consideration of how he has acted under his severe afflictions. In the first place, he has put on sackcloth, not for a time merely, as ordinary mourners do, but for a permanency, so that he may be said to have sewn it to his skin. There is, perhaps, also an allusion to the adhesion of the garment to his many sores. And have defiled my horn in the dust. "My horn" is equivalent to "my pride," "my dignity." Job, when he left his state, and put on sackcloth, and "sat down among the ashes" (Job 2:8), denuded himself of his honour and dignity, and as it were trailed them in the dust Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I have sewnתָּ֭פַרְתִּי (tā·p̄ar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8609: To sew together sackcloth שַׂ֣ק (śaq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag over עֲלֵ֣י (‘ă·lê) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against my skin; גִלְדִּ֑י (ḡil·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1539: The, skin I have buried וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי (wə·‘ō·lal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose my horn קַרְנִֽי׃ (qar·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power in the dust. בֶעָפָ֣ר (ḇe·‘ā·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud Links Job 16:15 NIVJob 16:15 NLT Job 16:15 ESV Job 16:15 NASB Job 16:15 KJV Job 16:15 BibleApps.com Job 16:15 Biblia Paralela Job 16:15 Chinese Bible Job 16:15 French Bible Job 16:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 16:15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin (Jb) |
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