Job 16:12

God hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.

13I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark.

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Cross References

Job 1:2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions are broken:

Job 7:12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison?

Job 9:17For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.

Job 23:16God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me.

Job 29:18And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.

Matthew Henry on Job 16:7-17

Grievances of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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