He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 16:9 in context
Job 16:6–12
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“Though I speak, my grief is not subsided.
Though I forbear, what am I eased?
7
But now, God, you have surely worn me out.
You have made all my company desolate.
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You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me.
My leanness rises up against me.
It testifies to my face.
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He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
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They have gaped on me with their mouth.
They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully.
They gather themselves together against me.
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God delivers me to the ungodly,
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
12
I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
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