Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“They abhor me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.

King James Version

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

Holman Bible

They despise me and keep their distance from me;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

International Standard Version

They abhor me they keep their distance from me; but they don't refrain from spitting at the sight of me.

A Conservative Version

They abhor me. They stand aloof from me, and do not spare to spit in my face.

American Standard Version

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.

Amplified


“They hate me, they stand aloof from me,
And do not refrain from spitting in my face.

Bible in Basic English

I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

Darby Translation

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.

Julia Smith Translation

They abhorred me, they removed far from me, and withheld not spittle from my face.

King James 2000

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and hesitate not to spit in my face.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They abhor me; they keep aloof from me, and they do not withhold spit from my face

Modern King James verseion

They despise me, and they flee far from me; they do not spare spit from my face.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,

NET Bible

They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

New Heart English Bible

They abhor me, they keep their distance from me, and do not hesitate to spit in my face.

The Emphasized Bible

They abhor me - have put themselves far from me, and, from my face, have not withheld - spittle!

Webster

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

World English Bible

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don't hesitate to spit in my face.

Youngs Literal Translation

They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּעב 
Ta`ab 
Usage: 22

me, they flee far
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

not to spit
רק 
Roq 
Usage: 3

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

9 Now they make fun of me with songs. I have become a joke to them. 10 “They abhor me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.
11 Because God has untied my cord and has made me suffer, they are no longer restrained in my presence.

Cross References

Numbers 12:14

Jehovah answered: If her father had spit in her face, she would have to bear her disgrace for seven days. So let her be shut out of the camp for a week, and after that she can be brought back in.

Psalm 88:8

You have taken my friends far away from me. You made me disgusting to them. I am shut in, and I cannot get out.

Isaiah 50:6

I will offer my back to those who whip me. I will offer my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.

Matthew 26:67

They spat in his face and hit him, saying:

Deuteronomy 25:9

his brother's wife shall must to him in the sight of the elders. She will pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. Then she will declare: It is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.

Matthew 27:30

They spat on him and hit him on the head with the rod.

Job 17:6

Now he has made me a laughingstock for many people. Now they spit in my face.

Job 19:13-14

My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.

Job 19:19

All my closest friends are disgusted with me. Those I love have turned against me.

Job 42:6

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.

Proverbs 19:7

The brothers of the poor hate him. His friends leave him. He pursues them with words but they do not listen!

Zechariah 11:8

And I eliminated the three shepherds in one month. I was tired of them, and they also abhorred me (found me repugnant).

Matthew 26:56

This has taken place so that the writings of the prophets will come true. Then all his disciples left him.

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