Job 16:12

Job 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was at ease, and he broke me apart; he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; he set me up as his target;
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was at ease, but He has shattered me; He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces; He has set me up for His target,

Context of Job 16:12

10They have gaped at me with their mouths, With contempt they have struck me on the cheek; They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me. 11God hands me over to criminals And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked. 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. 13His arrows surround me. He pierces my kidneys (vital organs) without mercy; He pours out my gall on the ground. 14He attacks me, making wound after wound; He runs at me like a warrior.

Job 16:12 word by word

שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was at easeשָׁלֵוshâlêv shâlêyv shelêvâh · at easeH7961
• but he hath broken me asunderפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• he hath also takenאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• by my neckעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• and shaken me to piecesפָּצַץpûts · to shatterH6327
• and set me upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• for his markמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307

Cross-references for Job 16:12

• Job 1:2Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
• Job 3:26I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, and yet trouble still comes [upon me].”
• Job 29:3When His lamp shone upon my head And by His light I walked through darkness;
• Job 4:10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
• Psalms 44:19Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.
• Lamentations 3:4He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away; He has shattered my bones.
• Matthew 21:44And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
• Job 15:26Running and charging headlong against Him With his ornamented and massive shield;
• Romans 16:4who risked their own necks [endangering their very lives] for my life. To them not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
• Lamentations 3:11He has turned aside my ways and torn me in pieces; He has made me desolate.
• Ezekiel 29:7When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand, You broke and tore apart their hands; When they leaned on you, You broke and strained their backs.”
• Job 7:12Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
• Lamentations 3:12He has bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow.

Commentaries on Job 16:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I was at ease - I was in a state of happiness and security. The word used here (שׁלו shâlêv ) means sometimes to be “at ease” in an improper sense; that is, to be in a state of “carnal security,” or living unconcerned in sin (Ezekiel 23:42; compare Proverbs 1:32); but here it is used in the sense of comfort. He had everything desirable around him. But he hath broken me asunder - He has crushed me. He hath also taken, me by my neck - Perhaps as an animal…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Here is a doleful representation of Job's grievances. What reason we have to bless God, that we are not making such complaints! Even good men, when in great troubles, have much ado not to entertain hard thoughts of God. Eliphaz had represented Job as unhumbled under his affliction: No, says Job, I know better things; the dust is now the fittest place for me. In this he reminds us of Christ, who was a man of sorrows, and pronounced those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12He seized me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal capturing its prey (see 16:9). However, it is more likely a military image signaling defeat (Genesis 49:8; Psalm 18:40).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I was at ease--in past times (Job 1:1-3). by my neck--as an animal does its prey (so Job 10:16). shaken--violently; in contrast to his former "ease" (Psa 102:10). Set me up (again). mark--(Job 7:20; La 3:12). God lets me always recover strength, so as to torment me ceaselessly.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 16:12

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Comforter
• Foul
• Plead
• Scorn
• Asunder
• Bildad
• Games
• Mark
• Poetry, Hebrew

Commentaries on Job 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary