They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Parallel translations
- WEB They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
- BSB They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
- 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 the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Matt 26:67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Ps 88:8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
- Num 12:14And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
- Deut 25:9Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
- Matt 27:30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
- Zech 11:8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
- Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
- Job 19:19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
- Job 19:13–14He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
- Job 17:6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
- Matt 26:56But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
- Prov 19:7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
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