They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
Parallel translations
- KJV They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
- BSB They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
- ESV They abhor me; they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.
- NKJV They abhor me, they keep far from me; They do not hesitate to spit in my face.
- NASB “They loathe me and stand aloof from me, And they do not refrain from spitting in my face.
- NLT They despise me and won’t come near me, except to spit in my face.
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Quick answer
They detest Job, keep their distance, and do not hesitate to spit in his face.
Overview
Job describes the open contempt of his mockers, who loathe him, avoid him, and insult him with spitting, a profound gesture of disgust. The dignified leader is now treated with utter scorn. This humiliation strikingly anticipates the suffering of Christ, in whose face His enemies also spat (Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 50:6).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 50:6I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
- Matt 26:67Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,
- Ps 88:8You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.
- Num 12:14Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn’t she be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.”
- Deut 25:9then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”
- Matt 27:30They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
- Zech 11:8I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
- Job 42:6Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
- Job 19:19All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.
- Job 19:13–14“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
- Job 17:6“But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.
- Matt 26:56But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
- Prov 19:7All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
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