Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
11 God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men. 12 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; 13 his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.
Cross References
Job 7:20
If I have sinned -- what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?
Job 1:2-3
Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
Job 3:26
I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me."
Job 4:10
There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.
Job 7:12
Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?
Job 9:17
he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
Job 15:26
defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield!
Job 29:3
when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
Job 29:18-19
"Then I thought, 'I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
Psalm 44:19
Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.
Lamentations 3:4
(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.
Lamentations 3:11-12
He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.
Ezekiel 29:7
when they grasped you with their hand, you broke and tore their shoulders, and when they leaned on you, you splintered and caused their legs to be unsteady.
Matthew 21:44
The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."
Romans 16:4
who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.