Job 16:7-14
New International Version
7 Surely, God, you have worn me out;(A)
you have devastated my entire household.(B)
8 You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
my gauntness(C) rises up and testifies against me.(D)
9 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)
Job 16:7-14
Common English Bible
The innocent are God’s targets
7 Now God has surely worn me out.
You have destroyed my entire group,
8 seized me, which became grounds for an accusation.[a]
My leanness rises to bear witness against me.
9 His anger tears me and afflicts me;
he slashes at me with his teeth.
My enemy pierces me with his eyes.
10 They open their mouths at me
and strike my cheek in a taunt;
they gang up on me.
11 God delivers me to a criminal
and forces me into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at rest, but he shattered me,
seized me by the back of my neck,
dashed me into pieces;
he raised me up for his target.
13 His archers surround me;
he cuts my kidneys open without pity and doesn’t care,
pours my gall on the ground,
14 bursts me open over and over,
runs against me like a strong man.
Footnotes
- Job 16:8 Heb uncertain
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