ha.tol denotes mocking people present with the speaker amid rebellion.

The attested use names mocking people who are with the speaker as his eye remains on their rebellion in Job 17:2.

1. Mocking people present with the speaker · dominant

   In Job 17:2, the masculine plural absolute noun occurs in the clause about mockers being with the speaker; the APB renders the verse, “Surely mockers are with me, and my eye dwells on their rebellion.”

   Job 17:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 17:2, the APB presents the clause as “Surely mockers are with me.” The verse is read as a whole, but this rendering fits the plural noun's place in the clause.