Job 16:12
What does Job 16:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 16:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I was in comfort, but I have been broken up by his hands; he has taken me by the neck, shaking me to bits; he has put me up as a mark for his arrows.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862At 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752God hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:26
He runneth upon him with astiffneck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;
- Job 7:20
If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
- Psalms 44:19
That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.
- Job 4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
- Matthew 21:44
And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
- Romans 16:4
who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:
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