Job 17:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.”
What this verse means
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 17:6 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
Compare translations
BSBPD
“He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 17:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
- 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
- Job 30:9And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
- Psalms 44:14You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- Psalms 44:15All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
- Psalms 69:11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.
- Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Keep exploring