Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“His anger has torn me and hunted me down,
He has gnashed at me with His teeth;
My adversary glares at me.

King James Version

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

Holman Bible

His anger tears at me, and He harasses me.
He gnashes His teeth at me.
My enemy pierces me with His eyes.

International Standard Version

His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary glares at me.

A Conservative Version

He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed upon me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes upon me.

American Standard Version

He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

Amplified


“His wrath has torn me and hunted me down,
He has gnashed at me with his teeth;
My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.

Bible in Basic English

I am broken by his wrath, and his hate has gone after me; he has made his teeth sharp against me: my haters are looking on me with cruel eyes;

Darby Translation

His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; as mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.

Julia Smith Translation

He rent in his anger, and he will lie in wait for me, gnashing upon me with his teeth; mine enemy will sharpen his eyes against me.

King James 2000

He tears me in his wrath, who hates me: he gnashes upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes upon me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His wrath has torn, and he has been hostile toward me; he gnashed at me with his teeth. My foe sharpens his eyes against me.

Modern King James verseion

His anger has torn and hated me; He gnashes on me with His teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes at me;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He is angry at me, he hateth me, and gnasheth upon me with his teeth. Mine enemy scowleth upon me with his eyes.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.

The Emphasized Bible

His anger, hath torn and persecuted me, He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth, Mine adversary, hath sharpened his eyes for me.

Webster

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

World English Bible

He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.

Youngs Literal Translation

His anger hath torn, and he hateth me, He hath gnashed at me with his teeth, My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He teareth
טרף 
Taraph 
Usage: 25

שׂטם 
Satam 
Usage: 6

me he gnasheth
חרק 
Charaq 
Usage: 5

upon me with his teeth
שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

לטשׁ 
Latash 
Usage: 5

References

Easton

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Job Describes What God Has Done To Him

8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me bears witness to my face. 9 “His anger has torn me and hunted me down,
He has gnashed at me with His teeth;
My adversary glares at me.
10 They have opened their mouth against me; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Cross References

Psalm 35:16

With immature hypocritical mockers, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Lamentations 2:16

Pe All thine enemies opened their mouths regarding thee; they whistled and gnashed their teeth; they said, Swallow her up; certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found it, we have seen it.

Job 13:24

Why dost thou hide thy face, and hold me for thine enemy?

Job 18:4

O thou that dost tear thy soul in thine anger; shall the earth be forsaken because of thee and shall the rocks be removed out of their place?

Job 19:11

He has kindled his wrath against me, and he counted me unto him as one of his enemies.

Psalm 37:12

Zain The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

Hosea 6:1

Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.

Acts 7:54

When they heard these things, they were divided in their hearts and gnashed on him with their teeth.

Job 10:16-17

And thou dost increase. Thou dost hunt me as a fierce lion; turning and doing marvels in me.

Job 13:27

Thou dost put my feet also in the stocks and look narrowly unto all my paths; thou dost set a print upon the heels of my feet.

Psalm 50:22

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I take you away, and there be none to deliver.

Lamentations 3:10

Daleth He was unto me as a bear lying in wait and as a lion in secret places.

Hosea 5:14

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion and as a young lion to the house of Judah; I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and there shall be no one left to escape.

Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; for if I have fallen, I shall arise; if I sit in darkness, the LORD is my light.

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