Job 16:7-14
English Standard Version
7 Surely now God has worn me out;
(A)he has[a] made desolate all my company.
8 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.
9 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.
Job 16:7-14
International Standard Version
Job Claims of God’s Mistreatment
7 “God[a] has certainly worn me out;
you devastated my entire world.[b]
8 You’ve arrested me, making me testify against myself!
My leanness rises up to attack me, accusing[c] me to my face.
9 His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me;
he gnashes his teeth at me.
My adversary glares[d] at me.
10 People gaped at me with mouths wide open;
they slap me in their scorn
and gather together against me.
11 God has delivered me over to the ungodly,
throwing me into the control of the wicked.
12 “He tore me apart when I was at ease;
grabbing me by my neck, he shook me to pieces—
then he really made me his target.
13 His archers surround me,
slashing open my kidneys without pity;
he pours out my gall on the ground.
14 Attack follows attack as he breaks through my defenses!
He runs over me like a mighty warrior.
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