King James Version

Job 16:15

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

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שַׂ֣קsaqsackשַׂקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sack”, the ordinary formH8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)sack(-cloth, -clothes).תָּ֭פַרְתִּיtafartisewתָּפַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “sew”, a completed actionH8609to sew(women that) sew (together).עֲלֵ֣יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גִלְדִּ֑יgildiskinגֶּלֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “skin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1539the (human) skin (as smooth)skin.וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּיveolaltiand gleanעָלַלconjunction, verb, poel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and glean”, a completed actionH5953to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal)abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).בֶעָפָ֣רveafarin dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.קַרְנִֽיqarnihornקֶרֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “horn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power[idiom] hill, horn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin, And have rolled in the dust my horn.

World English Bible

I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.

Darby Translation

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and rolled my horn in the dust.

Douay-Rheims

He hath torn me with wound upon wound, he hath rushed in upon me like a giant.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and my strength has been spent on the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σάκκον ἔῤῥαψαν ἐπὶ βύρσης μου, τὸ δὲ σθένος μου ἐν γῇ ἐσβέσθη.