Job 16:10

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People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:13 : 13 They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.
  • Ps 35:15 : 15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
  • Acts 23:2 : 2 At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
  • Isa 50:6 : 6 I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
  • Lam 3:30 : 30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 (4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.
  • Ps 22:16-17 : 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
  • 2 Cor 11:20 : 20 For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.
  • Ps 35:21 : 21 They are ready to devour me; they say,“Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”
  • Ps 94:21 : 21 They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.
  • 2 Chr 18:23 : 23 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
  • Matt 26:67 : 67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,
  • Luke 23:35-36 : 35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!” 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
  • John 18:22 : 22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
  • Acts 4:27 : 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

Similar Verses (AI)

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    8You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

  • Job 30:10-14
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    10They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

    11Because God has untied my tent cord and afflicted me, people throw off all restraint in my presence.

    12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

    14They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.

  • Ps 35:15-16
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    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

    16When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

  • Job 16:11-14
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    81%

    11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.

    12I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

    13his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.

    14He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.

  • Ps 22:13
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    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • Ps 102:8
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    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

  • Ps 109:2-3
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

  • Ps 22:7
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    7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 35:21
    77%

    21They are ready to devour me; they say,“Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”

  • Job 19:3
    77%

    3These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!

  • Ps 22:16
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    16Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Ps 41:7
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    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Ps 55:3
    77%

    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

  • Jer 20:10
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    10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

  • Ps 109:25
    76%

    25I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads.

  • Lam 3:61-62
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    61ש(Sin/Shin) You have heard their taunts, O LORD, all their plots against me.

    62My assailants revile and conspire against me all day long.

  • Job 17:6
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    6He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.

  • Ps 35:26
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    26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

  • Job 19:18-19
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    18Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, they scoff at me.

    19All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

  • Ps 44:16
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    16before the vindictive enemy who ridicules and insults me.

  • Lam 3:11
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    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

  • Lam 3:3
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    3He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.

  • Lam 3:16
    76%

    16ו(Vav) He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.

  • Ps 31:11
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    11Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering– those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

  • Lam 2:16
    76%

    16פ(Pe) All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said,“We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!”

  • Lam 1:21
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    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

  • Ps 3:7
    75%

    7Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

  • Lam 3:5
    75%

    5He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.

  • Ps 31:13
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    13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

  • Ps 25:19
    75%

    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

  • Isa 50:6
    75%

    6I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.

  • Ps 42:10
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    10My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long,“Where is your God?”

  • Ps 17:11
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    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Job 19:11-12
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    11Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

    12His troops advance together; they throw up a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.