King James Version
Job 16:9 in the King James Version says “He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.” — study this verse from Job chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.”
Job 16:9 · KJV
But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath: Heb. hath shut me up
KJV Study — Public Domain
“me in his wrath”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
“He teareth”
H2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon me with his teeth”
H8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
“his eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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