Job 16:9

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

Cross-reference

Job 13:24 Parallel

Job 13:24 echoes the same complaint: Job feels God treats him as an enemy, reinforcing the anguish here.

Job 19:11 Parallel

Job 19:11 repeats the idea of God's anger and treating Job as an enemy, directly reinforcing the theme.

Job 10:16 Parallel

Job 10:16 says God hunts him like a lion — same predator imagery as the tearing and gnashing teeth here.

Job 30:21 Parallel

Job 30:21 continues the portrayal of God as a ruthless attacker, directly echoing the violence described here.

Job 33:10 Parallel

Job 33:10 restates the claim that God views Job as an enemy, reinforcing Job's lament from a different speaker.

Job 18:4 Contrast

Job 18:4 uses 'tear' but Bildad accuses Job of tearing himself — contrasts with Job's claim that God tears him.

Hosea 5:14 Parallel

Hosea 5:14 declares God will be like a lion who tears — directly parallels Job's experience of being torn by God's wrath.

Lamentations 3:10 compares God to a bear and lion lying in wait — mirrors the predatory attack imagery of gnashing teeth and tearing.

Lamentations 3:4 describes God wasting flesh and breaking bones—parallel to Job's tearing. Both use physical damage metaphors for divine affliction.

Jeremiah 30:14 says God wounded Israel like an enemy—matching Job's feeling that God has torn him. Both depict divine discipline as enemy action.

Psalm 18:17 Contrast

Psalm 18:17 celebrates God rescuing from enemies, while Job sees God himself as the enemy — a stark contrast in perspective.

Psalm 35:16 Parallel

Psalm 35:16 uses the same 'gnash teeth' imagery of enemies, paralleling Job's sense of being attacked.

Psalm 37:12 Parallel

Psalm 37:12 describes the wicked gnashing teeth at the righteous, echoing Job's experience of hostility.

Lamentations 2:16 depicts enemies gnashing teeth over Jerusalem's fall, a similar image of taunting hostility.

Psalm 50:22 Parallel

Psalm 50:22 warns God will tear apart the wicked — similar divine tearing action, but applied to judgment rather than suffering.

Psalm 35:15 Parallel

Psalm 35:15 has enemies rejoicing at David's stumbling—like Job's sense of being attacked. Both express hostile response to suffering.

Acts 7:54 Parallel

Acts 7:54 has Stephen's adversaries gnashing teeth in rage—like Job's experience. Both involve hostile gnashing, though agent differs.