Job 16:10
Job 16:10 Meaning and Explanation
“They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job describes being mocked, struck, and surrounded by a hostile crowd.
What Does Job 16:10 Mean?
Job's view widens from God to the people around him. They open their mouths in scorn, slap his cheek in contempt, and band together against him. The lonely sufferer has become a target for a jeering throng.
This scene foreshadows another Righteous Sufferer. The Gospels tell of One smitten on the cheek, mocked, and surrounded by those who gathered to condemn Him. Job's affliction, though not redemptive in itself, sketches in shadow the pattern fulfilled in Christ, who bore reproach to draw near every soul who has been despised.
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What does Job 16:10 mean?
Job describes being mocked, struck, and surrounded by a hostile crowd.