Parallel Verses
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.
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;
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.
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.
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
Shalev
Parar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
11 God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of [the] wicked. 12 "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. 13 His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.
Cross References
Job 7:20
[If] I have sinned, what have I done to you, watcher of humanity? Why have you made me as a target for yourself, so that I have become a burden to myself?
Job 1:2-3
And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
Job 3:26
I am not at ease, and I am not at peace, and I do not have rest, thus turmoil has come."
Job 4:10
[The] roar of [the] lion and [the] voice of a lion in its prime, and [the] teeth of [the] young lions are broken.
Job 7:12
Am I [the] sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?
Job 9:17
who crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause.
Job 15:26
he {stubbornly} runs against him {with his thick-bossed shield}.
Job 29:3
when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness--
Job 29:18-19
"And I thought, 'I will pass away in my nest, and like the phoenix I shall multiply [my] days.
Psalm 44:19
But you have crushed us in a place of jackals, and have covered us with deep shadow.
Lamentations 3:4
He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones.
Lamentations 3:11-12
He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation.
Ezekiel 29:7
When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped, and you split their every shoulder. And when they leaned on you, you broke, and you caused all of their loins to wobble."
Matthew 21:44
And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"
Romans 16:4
who risked their own necks for my life, for which not only I am thankful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;