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SackclothשַׂקI have sewnתָּפַרְתִּיonעֲלֵיmy skin,גִלְדִּיand thrustוְעֹלַלְתִּיmy hornקַרְנִיinto the dust.בֶעָפָר
Job 16:15
Study it in the app“Sackcloth I have sewn on my skin, and thrust my horn into the dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 16:15, word by word
- Sackclothשַׂקsak
sackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appears- I have sewnתָּפַרְתִּיtafarti
sew
Sew.
Where else “tafarti” appears- my skinגִלְדִּgildi
skin
The skin of the human body. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 16:15).
Where else “gildi” appears- and thrustעֹלַלְתִּיolalti
thrust
To thrust something into the dust, as a sign of being brought low.
Where else “olalti” appears- my hornקַרְנִkarni
strength
Strength, power: "the horn of my salvation".
Where else “karni” appears- into the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
Translation note
“My horn”: an image of a person’s strength and dignity, like the horn of a bull. To thrust it into the dust is to be humiliated.
The context
14He breaks through me, breach upon breach; he runs at me like a mighty man.
15 · This verse (above)
16My face is red from weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death,