Job 16:16

In 11 translations

BSB

My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;

KJV

My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

WEB

My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids,

ASV

My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

LSV

My face is foul with weeping, || And on my eyelids [is] death-shade.

YLT

My face is foul with weeping, And on mine eyelids [is] death-shade.

DBY

My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

DRC16:17

My face is swollen with weeping, and my eyelids are dim.

GNV

My face is withered with weeping, and the shadow of death is vpon mine eyes,

JPS

My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

LXXE

My belly has been parched with wailing, and darkness is on my eyelids.

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Original-language editions

WLC

פָּנַ֣י חמרמרה מִנִּי־בֶ֑כִי וְעַ֖ל עַפְעַפַּ֣י צַלְמָֽוֶת׃Read aloud as (qere): חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ

LXX-Br

Ἡ γαστήρ μου συγκέκαυται ἀπὸ κλαυθμοῦ, ἐπὶ δὲ βλεφάροις μου σκιά.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Mark 14:34Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
• Lamentations 1:16For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
• Psalms 102:3–5For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
• Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
• Psalms 6:6–7I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
• Jonah 2:1–10From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the…
• Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• Psalms 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
• Isaiah 52:14Just as many were appalled at Him — His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

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