Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“You have become cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

King James Version

Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

Holman Bible

You have turned against me with cruelty;
You harass me with Your strong hand.

International Standard Version

You changed toward me, and now you're cruel to me; with your mighty hand you are persecuting me;

A Conservative Version

Thou have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of thy hand thou persecute me.

American Standard Version

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

Amplified


“You have become harsh and cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.

Bible in Basic English

You have become cruel to me; the strength of your hand is hard on me.

Darby Translation

Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou wilt turn to be cruel to me: with the strength of thy hand thou wilt lie in wait for me.

King James 2000

You have become cruel to me: with your strong hand you oppose yourself against me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You have turned cruel to me; you persecute me with your hand's might.

Modern King James verseion

You changed to be cruel to me; with Your mighty hand You assault me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou art become mine enemy, and with thy violent hand thou takest part against me.

NET Bible

You have become cruel to me; with the strength of your hand you attack me.

New Heart English Bible

You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou art turned to become a cruel one unto me, With the might of thy hand, thou assailest me;

Webster

Thou hast become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

World English Bible

You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אכזר 
'akzar 
Usage: 4

to me with thy strong
עצם 
`otsem 
Usage: 3

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

thou opposest
שׂטם 
Satam 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

Job Calls On God For Help

20 I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me. 21 “You have become cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You persecute me.
22 You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it, and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.

Cross References

Job 6:9

that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

Job 7:20-21

If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind? Why have you made me your mark? Why have I become a burden to you?

Job 10:3

Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?

Job 10:14-17

If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity.

Job 13:25-28

Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff?

Job 16:9-14

He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.

Job 19:6-9

know then that God has put me in the wrong and closed his net about me.

Job 19:22

Why do you, like God, pursue me? Why are you not satisfied with my flesh?

Job 23:6

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.

Psalm 77:7-9

"Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable?

Psalm 89:13

You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

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