Job 16:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;”
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“I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 16:12 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters,
- Job 3:26I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
- Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 7:12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
- Job 7:20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
- Job 9:17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
- Job 15:26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
- Job 23:16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
- Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
- Job 29:18So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
- Psalms 44:19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
- Lamentations 3:3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
- Lamentations 3:4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
- Lamentations 3:11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
- Ezekiel 29:7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
- Matthew 21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- Romans 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).