Job 16:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and buried my horn in the dust;

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:34 : 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.
  • Ps 7:5 : 5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)
  • Ps 75:5 : 5 Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!
  • Isa 22:12 : 12 At that time the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
  • 1 Kgs 21:27 : 27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.
  • Job 30:19 : 19 He has flung me into the mud, and I have come to resemble dust and ashes.
  • 1 Sam 2:10 : 10 The LORD shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The LORD executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one.”
  • Ps 75:10 : 10 God says,“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”

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