Job 30:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.”

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BSBPD

“They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 30:10 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 12:14But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
  2. Deuteronomy 25:9his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
  3. Job 17:6He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
  4. Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  5. Job 19:19All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
  6. Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
  7. Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
  8. Proverbs 19:7All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
  9. Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  10. Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
  11. Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
  12. Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  13. Matthew 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
  14. Matthew 27:30Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

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