Job 16:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.”
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BSBPD
“I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin, And have rolled in the dust my horn.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 16:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
- 1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
- Job 30:19He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
- Psalms 7:5then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
- Psalms 75:5Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
- Psalms 75:10“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
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