But now [a]he maketh me weary: O God, thou hast made all my [b]congregation desolate,

And hast made me full of [c]wrinkles which is a witness thereof, and my leanness riseth up in me, testifying the same in my face.

[d]His wrath hath torn me, and he hateth me, and gnasheth upon me with his teeth: mine enemy hath sharpened his eyes against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:7 Meaning, God.
  2. Job 16:7 That is, destroyed most of my family.
  3. Job 16:8 In token of sorrow and grief.
  4. Job 16:9 That is, God by his wrath: and in this diversity of words and high style, he expresseth how grievous the hand of God was upon him.

Surely, God, you have worn me out;(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.(B)
You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness(C) rises up and testifies against me.(D)
God assails me and tears(E) me in his anger(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.(H)

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