Job 16:15

Modern

I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.

Traditional

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Literal

I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have thrust my horn into the dust.

Latin

Saccum consui super cutem meam, et operui cinere carnem meam.

Hebrew

English

I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.

Since Job insisted he was innocent, wearing sackcloth showed grief, not asking God to forgive him. He might have worn it to show he would never take it off because no one could comfort him (Genesis 37:34–35).
I have buried my horn in the dust: A horn symbolized dignity and power (1 Samuel 2:1; Psalms 75:4–5; 89:17, 24; 92:10; 112:9; 148:14). Cutting it off caused deep humiliation (Psalm 75:10; Jeremiah 48:25; Zechariah 1:12).

Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
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
1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
Psalm 75:5
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Job 30:19
He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
1 Samuel 2:10
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
Psalm 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”