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 open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me. 11God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked. I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; 13His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground. 14He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.

Job 16:12 word by word

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

• I wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• at easeשָׁלֵוshâlêv shâlêyv shelêvâh · at easeH7961
• but He shattered meפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• He seized meאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• by the neckעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• and crushed meפָּצַץpûts · to shatterH6327
• He has set me upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• targetמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307

Cross-references for Job 16:12

• Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters,
• Job 3:26I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
• Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
• Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
• Psalms 44:19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
• Lamentations 3:4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
• Matthew 21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
• Job 15:26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
• Romans 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
• Lamentations 3:11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
• Ezekiel 29:7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
• Job 7:12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
• Lamentations 3:12He bent His bow and set me as the target for His 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

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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