Job 16:10

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Cross-reference

Job 12:4 Parallel

In Job 12:4, the same righteous sufferer laments being mocked by neighbors—reinforcing the scornful treatment Job endures here.

In 2 Chronicles 18:23, Zedekiah strikes Micaiah on the cheek — parallel account reinforcing the same violent reproach.

In 2 Corinthians 11:20, Paul includes being smitten on the face among sufferings endured—directly echoing Job's report of being struck on the cheek.

John 18:22 Typology

In John 18:22, an officer strikes Jesus with his palm — a direct New Testament parallel to the cheek-striking of Job.

Luke 23:36 Typology

In Luke 23:36, soldiers mock Jesus — another echo of the reproach and striking Job endured, fulfilled in Christ.

Luke 23:35 Typology

In Luke 23:35, rulers deride Jesus on the cross — Job's experience prefigures the mockery of the Messiah.

In Matthew 26:67, Jesus is struck and spat upon — the mockery and physical abuse Job describes typologically fulfilled.

Micah 5:1 Typology

In Micah 5:1, the judge of Israel is smitten on the cheek — a prophecy fulfilled in Christ, echoing Job's suffering.

In Lamentations 3:30, the sufferer gives his cheek to the smiter — a direct parallel to Job's experience of reproach.

Isaiah 50:6 Typology

In Isaiah 50:6, the Servant offers his cheeks to smiters — Job's suffering anticipates the willing endurance of Christ.

Psalm 22:13 Allusion

Psalm 22:13 pictures enemies opening mouths like lions—identical to Job's 'they have gaped at me'. Both describe hostile gaping.

In 1 Kings 22:24, Zedekiah strikes Micaiah on the cheek — the same specific gesture of reproach against a prophet.

In Lamentations 2:16, the same image of enemies opening mouths and taunting is used, mirroring Job's experience of mockery and scorn.

In Matthew 5:39, Jesus commands turning the other cheek, contrasting with the unjust slap Job receives — one is endurance, the other non-retaliation.

Luke 22:63 Typology

In Luke 22:63, Jesus is mocked and beaten, echoing Job's suffering — a typological parallel of the righteous sufferer.

Psalm 3:7 Contrast

In Psalm 3:7, God smites enemies on the cheek—contrasting divine justice with the unjust strikes Job suffered from his foes.

Psalm 35:21 Parallel

In Psalm 35:21, enemies similarly open their mouths wide in mockery — a parallel lament of the righteous sufferer.

Psalm 22:7 Parallel

In Psalm 22:7, mockers laugh and shake the head—same scornful crowd behavior that Job experiences from his enemies.

Acts 4:27 Typology

In Acts 4:27, rulers and people gather against Jesus, God's anointed—a typological parallel to Job's suffering at the hands of gathered enemies.

Isaiah 57:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 57:4, opponents make a wide mouth and draw out the tongue—similar mocking gestures to the gaping mouths Job describes.

Psalm 94:21 Parallel

In Psalm 94:21, the wicked gather against the righteous and condemn the innocent—same theme of hostile assembly against the just as in Job.

Psalm 35:15 Parallel

In Psalm 35:15, enemies gather together and rejoice in adversity, mirroring the gathering and mockery Job describes in his lament.

Acts 23:2 Parallel

In Acts 23:2, the high priest commands striking Paul on the mouth—a similar physical assault echoing Job's experience of being smitten on the cheek.