Job 16:15 Meaning and Explanation
“I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.”
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What Does Job 16:15 Mean?
Job has clothed his very skin in the coarse cloth of grief, as though mourning were now his second nature. He speaks of burying his 'horn,' a symbol of strength and dignity, in the dust, confessing that his honor and power have been brought low.
To lay one's strength in the dust is to come to the end of self. Job's mourning is total, yet even here he is honest before God rather than hiding his sorrow. There is a humility in such grief that Scripture does not despise, for the Lord draws near to the lowly and lifts up those bowed in the dust.
Job 16:15 in the Original Language
qeren (קֶרֶן), ''horn'' -- a symbol of strength and dignity, which Job lays low in the dust.
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What does Job 16:15 mean?
Job wears sackcloth and lays his strength in the dust in mourning.