Job 16:12

I was at ease, but he hath crushed me; He hath seized me by the neck, and dashed me in pieces; He hath set me up for his mark.

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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

11God hath given me a prey to the unrighteous, And delivered me into the hands of the wicked.

13His archers encompass me around; He pierceth my reins, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

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Cross References

Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters.

Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Job 7:12Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

Job 9:17He who falleth upon me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause!

Job 23:16For God maketh my heart faint; Yea, the Almighty terrifieth me;

Job 29:18Then said I, “I shall die in my nest; I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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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