Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.

New American Standard Bible

“They have gaped at me with their mouth,
They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt;
They have massed themselves against me.

King James Version

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Holman Bible

They open their mouths against me
and strike my cheeks with contempt;
they join themselves together against me.

International Standard Version

People gaped at me with mouths wide open; they slap me in their scorn and gather together against me.

A Conservative Version

They have gaped upon me with their mouth. They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

American Standard Version

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

Amplified


“They have gaped at me with their mouths,
With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;
They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.

Bible in Basic English

Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

Darby Translation

They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.

Julia Smith Translation

They gaped upon me with their mouth; with reproach they struck upon my cheek; they will fill out together against me.

King James 2000

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me.

Modern King James verseion

They have gaped on me with their mouth; and have scornfully beaten me on the cheek; they gather themselves against me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They have opened their mouths wide upon me, and smitten me upon the cheek despitefully, they have eased themselves through mine adversity.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

Webster

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves against me.

World English Bible

They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

Youngs Literal Translation

They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּער 
Pa`ar 
Usage: 4

upon me with their mouth
פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

me upon the cheek
לחי 
L@chiy 
Usage: 21

חרפּה 
Cherpah 
Usage: 73

יחד 
Yachad 
Usage: 141

References

Easton

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Job Describes What God Has Done To Him

9 His anger, hath torn and persecuted me, He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth, Mine adversary, hath sharpened his eyes for me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks. 11 GOD doth abandon me to him that is perverse, and, into the hands of the lawless, he throweth me headlong.



Cross References

Psalm 22:13

They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring.

Psalm 35:15

But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together, - There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

Isaiah 50:6

My back, gave I to smiters, and My cheeks, to them who pulled out the beard, - My face, hid I not from insult and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

Let him give, to him that smiteth him, his cheek, let him be sated with reproach.

Acts 23:2

And, the High-priest, Ananias, ordered them that stood by him, to be smiting him on the mouth.

Micah 5:1

Meanwhile, shalt thou gather together in troops, thou daughter of a troop, siege, hath he laid against us, - with a sceptre, will they smite on the cheek, the judge of Israel!

1 Kings 22:24

Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, - and said - Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee?

2 Chronicles 18:23

Then drew near Zedekiah son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, - and said, Which then is the way the spirit of Yahweh passed from me, to speak with thee?

Psalm 22:16-17

For dogs have surrounded me, - An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

Psalm 35:21

Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!

Psalm 94:21

They make an attack on the life of the righteous one, - And, innocent blood, they condemn.

Matthew 26:67

Then, spat they into his face, and buffeted him; and, others, struck him smartly,

Luke 23:35-36

And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying - Others, he saved, let him save himself, - if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen.

John 18:22

And, when, these things, he had said, one of the officers who was standing by, gave a smart blow to Jesus, saying - Thus, answerest thou, the High-priest?

Acts 4:27

For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, - both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; -

2 Corinthians 11:20

For ye bear with it - if anyone enslaveth you, if any devoureth, if anyone taketh, if anyone lifteth himself up, if anyone, on the face, doth smite you!

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