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 themselves together against me. 11God hands me over to the unjust; he throws me to the wicked. I was at ease, but he shattered me; he seized me by the scruff of the neck and smashed me to pieces. He set me up as his target; 13his archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and pours my bile on the ground. 14He breaks through my defenses again and again; he charges 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 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters.
• Job 3:26I cannot relax or be calm; I have no rest, for turmoil has come.
• Job 29:3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
• Job 4:10The lion may roar and the fierce lion growl, but the teeth of young lions are broken.
• Psalms 44:19But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness.
• Lamentations 3:4He has worn away my flesh and skin; he has broken my bones.
• Matthew 21:44Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”
• Job 15:26He rushes headlong at him with his thick, studded shields.
• Romans 16:4who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches.
• Lamentations 3:11He forced me off my way and tore me to pieces; he left me desolate.
• Ezekiel 29:7When Israel grasped you by the hand, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.
• Job 7:12Am I the sea or a sea monster, that you keep me under guard?
• Lamentations 3:12He strung 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