Job 16:13

“His archers compass me round about, etc.] Satan and his principalities and powers casting their fiery darts at him; or rather, his friends shooting their arrows, even bitter words, reproaches, and calumnies; or the various diseases of his body, his boils and ulcers, which were so many arrows shot into him, in every part of him all around, and gave him exquisite pain and anguish; besides the arrows of the Almighty, or that painful sensation he had of the wrath of God. This also is true of Christ, the antitype of Job and of Joseph; of the latter of which it is said, “the archers sorely grieved him, and shot at him, but his bow abode in strength”, (<014923>Genesis 49:23,24); so Satan and his…”

“his archers--The image of Job 16:12 is continued. God, in making me His "mark," is accompanied by the three friends, whose words wound like sharp arrows. gall--put for a vital part; so the liver (Lam 2:11).”

“His archers - He does not come alone to shoot at me; he has employed a company of bowmen, who also direct “their” arrows against me. The word used here רב rab means properly “much, large,” great; and is applied to that which is powerful or mighty. It is nowhere else used in the sense of “archers,” and might be rendered “his many;” that is, his bands, hosts, or armies. But as all the ancient versions render it “arrows,” or “archers,” probably that sense is to be retained. Allusion is here made to those who claimed to be the friends of Job, but who now showed to his apprehension that they were merely sharp-shooters under the control of God, to deepen his woes. He cleaveth my reins asunder -…”

“His archers - Whoever are our enemies, we must look on them as God's archers, and see him directing the arrow. Job 16:15”

“16:13 pierce me: Literally pierce my kidneys. • my blood: Literally my gall. The picture is of wounds to vital organs.”

“archers: Job 6:4; Gen 49:23; Psa 7:12, Psa 7:13 he cleaveth: Job 19:27; Lam 3:13 doth: Job 6:10; Deu 29:20; Eze 5:11; Rom 8:32; Pe2 2:5 poureth: Job 20:25; Lam 2:11 Job 16:14”