Translations
Modern
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
Traditional
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Literal
They gape at me with their mouth, in scorn they strike my cheeks; as one they mass themselves against me.
Latin
Aperuerunt super me ora sua, et exprobrantes percusserunt maxillam meam: satiati sunt pœnis meis.
Original
Hebrew
English
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
Notes
They open their mouths against me: Job was mocked (compare Psalm 35:21; Isaiah 57:4; Lamentations 2:16; 3:46).
strike my cheeks: This was more of an insult than an act of violence (Psalm 3:7; Micah 5:1; see also 1 Kings 22:24; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Matthew 26:67).
Events
Glossary
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Often Severe Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Afflictions: Often Severe