Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"He tore me apart when I was at ease; grabbing me by my neck, he shook me to pieces then he really made me his target.
New American Standard Bible
And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His
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.
Holman Bible
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
A Conservative Version
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yea, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his mark.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,
And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.
Bible in Basic English
I 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.
Darby Translation
I 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.
Julia Smith Translation
I was secure, and he will break me in pieces: and he seized upon my neck and he will disperse me, and he will set me up to him for a mark:
King James 2000
I was at ease, but he has broken me asunder: he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
Modern King James verseion
I was at ease, but He has broken me in pieces; yea, He has also taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for His mark.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I was some time in wealth, but suddenly hath he brought me to naught. He hath taken me by the neck, he hath rent me, and set me, as it were a mark for him to shoot at.
NET Bible
I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
New Heart English Bible
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.
The Emphasized Bible
At ease, was I when he shattered me, Yea he seized me by my neck, and dashed me in pieces, then set me up for himself as a mark:
Webster
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.
World English Bible
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
11 God has delivered me over to the ungodly, throwing me into the control of the wicked. 12 "He tore me apart when I was at ease; grabbing me by my neck, he shook me to pieces then he really made me his target. 13 His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground.
Cross References
Job 7:20
So what if I sin? What have I done against you, you observer of humankind? Why have you made me your target? Why burden yourself with me?
Job 1:2-3
Seven sons and three daughters had been born to him.
Job 3:26
I will not be at ease; I will not be quiet; I will not rest; because trouble has arrived."
Job 4:10
"The lioness may roar, and the lion cub may growl; but even the ivory teeth of the full grown lion are broken.
Job 7:12
Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me?
Job 9:17
For he crushes me with a storm, and keeps on wounding me for no reason.
Job 15:26
He defiantly ran against him carrying his thick, reinforced shield.
Job 29:3
when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,
Job 29:18-19
"I used to say: "I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore.
Psalm 44:19
Nevertheless, you crushed us in the lair of jackals, and covered us in deep darkness.
Lamentations 3:4
He made my flesh and skin prematurely old; he broke my bones.
Lamentations 3:11-12
He forced me off my path, tearing me to pieces and making me desolate.
Ezekiel 29:7
When they reached out to you for support, you tore their hands and dislocated all of their shoulders. When they tried to lean on you, they couldn't control their own bowels.'
Matthew 21:44
The person who falls over this stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush anyone on whom it falls."
Romans 16:4
and who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles.