Surely now God has worn me out;
    (A)he has[a] made desolate all my company.
And he has shriveled me up,
    which is (B)a witness against me,
and my (C)leanness has risen up against me;
    it testifies to my face.
He has (D)torn me in his wrath (E)and hated me;
    he has (F)gnashed his teeth at me;
    my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.
10 Men have (G)gaped at me with their mouth;
    they have (H)struck me insolently on the cheek;
    they (I)mass themselves together against me.
11 God gives me up to the ungodly
    and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
12 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 (J)target;
13     his (K)archers surround me.
He slashes open my kidneys (L)and does not spare;
    he (M)pours out my gall on the ground.
14 He breaks me with (N)breach upon breach;
    he (O)runs upon me like a warrior.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:7 Hebrew you have; also verse 8

Surely, God, you have worn me out;(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.(B)
You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness(C) rises up and testifies against me.(D)
God assails me and tears(E) me in his anger(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.(H)
10 People open their mouths(I) to jeer at me;(J)
    they strike my cheek(K) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(L)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(M)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(N)
He has made me his target;(O)
13     his archers surround me.(P)
Without pity, he pierces(Q) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
14 Again and again(R) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.(S)

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