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 Living Translation (NLT)“I was living quietly until he shattered me. He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. Then he set me up as his target,

Context of Job 16:12

10They gape at me with their mouth, They strike me reproachfully on the cheek, They gather together against me. 11God has delivered me to the ungodly, And turned me over to the hands of the wicked. 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, 13His archers surround me. He pierces my heart and does not pity; He pours out my gall on the ground. 14He breaks me with wound upon 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 1:2And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
• Job 3:26I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.”
• Job 29:3When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness;
• Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
• Psalms 44:19But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.
• Lamentations 3:4He has aged my flesh and my skin, And broken my bones.
• Matthew 21:44And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
• Job 15:26Running stubbornly against Him With his strong, embossed shield.
• Romans 16:4who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only 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 took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their shoulders; When they leaned on you, You broke and made all their backs quiver.”
• Job 7:12Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?
• Lamentations 3:12He has bent His bow And set me up 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