Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 shall cry to thee and thou wilt not answer me: I stood up and thou wilt not attend to me. 21 Thou wilt turn to be cruel to me: with the strength of thy hand thou wilt lie in wait for me. 22 Thou wilt lift me up to the wind; thou wilt cause me to ride, and thou wilt melt to me counsel.



Cross References

Job 6:9

And God will, and he will crush me; will he let his hand remain, and will he cut me off?

Job 7:20-21

I sinned; what shall I do to thee, guarding men? wherefore didst thou set me for an assault to thee, and I shall be upon myself for a burden?

Job 10:3

Is it good to thee that thou wilt oppress, that thou wilt despise the labor of thy hinds, and thou didst shine upon the counsels of the unjust?

Job 10:14-17

If I sinned; and thou didst watch me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

Job 13:25-28

Wilt thou terrify the scattered leaf? and wilt thou pursue the dry straw?

Job 16:9-14

He rent in his anger, and he will lie in wait for me, gnashing upon me with his teeth; mine enemy will sharpen his eyes against me.

Job 19:6-9

Know ye now that God subverted me; and he folded his net about me.

Job 19:22

Why will ye pursue me as God, and will ye not be satisfied from my flesh?

Job 23:6

Will he contend with me in great power? No; but he will put in me.

Psalm 77:7-9

Will Jehovah reject forever? and will he no more add to be satisfied?

Psalm 89:13

To thee an arm with strength: thou wilt strengthen thy hand, and thou wilt lift up thy right hand.

Jeremiah 30:14

All loving thee forgat thee; they will not seek thee; for I struck thee the blow of an enemy, the correction of the cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; thy sins were strong.

1 Peter 5:6

Therefore be humbled under the strong hand of God, that he might lift you up) in due measure:

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