Job 17:6 Meaning and Explanation
“He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.”
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What Does Job 17:6 Mean?
Job laments that God has allowed him to become a byword, a name people use as a symbol of disaster, and one whom others spit upon openly. A man once respected is now a public spectacle.
To lose one's good name is a deep wound, and Job feels it keenly. Yet his honesty before God shows that even disgrace can be carried to the Lord. The Servant who was despised and rejected understands this shame from the inside, and He redeems it for all who suffer reproach.
Job 17:6 in the Original Language
masal (מָשָׁל), 'byword' -- a saying or proverb; here a name that has become a public symbol of ruin.
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What does Job 17:6 mean?
Job has become a public proverb of misery, openly scorned by all.