Job 16:12

I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 deliuered me to the vniust, and hath made mee to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked.

13His archers compasse mee rounde about: he cutteth my reines, and doth not spare, and powreth my gall vpon the ground.

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Cross References

Job 1:2And he had seue sonnes, and three daughters.

Job 4:10The roaring of the Lion, and the voyce of the Lionesse, and the teeth of the Lions whelpes are broken.

Job 7:12Am I a sea or a whalefish, that thou keepest me in warde?

Job 9:17For he destroyeth mee with a tempest, and woundeth me without cause.

Job 23:16For God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.

Job 29:18Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes 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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